After losing to the Taylor County Vikings the last time they met, the Randolph-Clay Red Devils decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Randolph-Clay snuck past Taylor County with a 40-36 win on Friday.
Randolph-Clay's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Te'Ahja Hardwick, who scored 14 points. The match was Hardwick's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jaeda Spann, who scored ten points.
Despite the defeat, Taylor County saw an underclassman step up: Jaydah Ford scored eight points along with 16 rebounds.
Randolph-Clay is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Taylor County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-2.
Randolph-Clay will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Calhoun County at 6:00 p.m. on January 5th. Calhoun County is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak. Taylor County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Manchester at 6:00 p.m. on January 2nd. Manchester has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
