The Jack Britt Buccaneers struggled with offensive rebounds on Wednesday (the Seventy-First Falcons had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Jack Britt suffered a rough 61-39 loss at the hands of Seventy-First. Jack Britt has not had much luck with Seventy-First recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, Jack Britt had strong showings from Michael Tubbs, who scored 17 points, and Tysean Major, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tubbs has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayvien Richardson, who scored eight points.
Jack Britt struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Seventy-First's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from DeAndre Nance, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Nance continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Mylon Campbell, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Jack Britt's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9. As for Seventy-First, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season.
Jack Britt will take on South View at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South View will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Jack Britt surely won't give up without a fight. As for Seventy-First, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Douglas Byrd at 7:30 p.m. on February 16th. Seventy-First is facing Douglas Byrd at the right time seeing as Douglas Byrd is stuck on a 22-game losing streak.
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