Bayside Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 54-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Breathitt County Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Admirals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 255th in Alabama, while the Bobcats are ranked 61st in Kentucky).
It was another big night for Austin Sperry, who went 10 for 19 on his way to 26 points in addition to seven assists and six boards for Breathitt County. That makes it three consecutive games in which Sperry has scored at least a third of Breathitt County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Terry, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards.
Bayside Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Breathitt County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Bayside Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 60-52 win against Magnolia Heights on the 28th. As for Breathitt County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-47 victory against Arab on the 28th.
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