Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central lost against McEwen two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Tigers were beaten by the McEwen Warriors 79-35. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while the Warriors are ranked 112th).
McEwen found their leader in sophomore Laila Downs, who went 11 of 18 en route to 35 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. Downs' evening made it 25 games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. Ellie Littleton was another key player, going 9 for 20 on her way to 27 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central and nudges their season record down to 3-12. As for McEwen, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Looking ahead, Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central will challenge Houston County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central is facing Houston County at the right time seeing as Houston County is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for McEwen, they will be playing at home against Perry County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McEwen knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Perry County likes a good challenge.
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