It was a good run, but the Shepherd Pirates unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. Their tough 62-40 loss to Crockett might stick with them for a while. Shepherd was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-16.
Tristen Cullum and Brayden White certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Cullum scored seven points along with ten rebounds and three blocks, while White scored ten points along with five rebounds and five steals. Cullum has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Braydon Mettlen was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with two blocks.
Shepherd's defeat dropped their record down to 21-14. As for Crockett, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6 record this season.
Shepherd will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against East Bernard at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Shepherd focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 41 on Friday. As for Crockett, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Brazos at 6:30 p.m. Crockett is on a 11-game streak of home wins, Brazos a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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