You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Massac County Patriots's strategy against the Cairo Pilots on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Massac County blew Cairo out of the water with a 76-40 final score. With Massac County ahead 37-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Massac County was led to victory by Will Harmon and Isaac Hosman. Harmon scored 23 points along with five assists, while Hosman dropped a triple-double on 23 points, 13 rebounds, and ten assists. Harmon is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Turner, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Cairo lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Vance Tuck, who scored 12 points. Kamron Jenkins was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Massac County's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-6. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Cairo, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.
Massac County and Carbondale will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 30th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Cairo, they will be playing at home against Anna-Jonesboro at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Anna-Jonesboro presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Cairo in Illinois (Anna-Jonesboro is ranked 271st, while Cairo is ranked 617th).
