Adairsville hadn't done well against Calhoun recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Adairsville Tigers took down the Calhoun Yellow Jackets 71-54. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
| 01/16/25 @ Calhoun | 24 |
| 01/04/25 vs Cass | 22 |
| 01/03/25 @ Rome | 25 |
Leading Adairsville to victory were Tre Winters and Xavious Nalls. Winters went 10 of 22 en route to 24 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists, while Nalls posted 22 points and seven boards. The contest was Winters' third in a row with at least ten points. Benjamin A Abernathy was another key player, putting up eight points and 12 boards.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Adairsville was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calhoun only racked up eight assists.
Jaxon Moore and Trace Hawkins certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Moore dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Hawkins put up 17 points. Calhoun is 7-1 when Moore posts eight or more boards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Adairsville has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points per game. As for Calhoun, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 8-3.
Adairsville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 68-54 win against Gilmer on the 17th. As for Calhoun, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-58 victory against Dalton on the 18th.
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