Southern Christian fought the good fight in their overtime match against Wiregrass on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wiregrass Kings by a score of 50-48. The Patriots lost against the Kings in their previous head to head back in December of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 75-37 score last time.
Southern Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jagger Scott, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jedd Scott, who posted 11 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Wiregrass' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayden Treadaway led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. Treadaway is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Caleb Dozier was another key player, putting up 15 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Southern Christian and nudges their season record down to 5-9. As for Wiregrass, their win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-18.
Southern Christian has already played their next game (against Grace Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Wiregrass won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Tuscaloosa Home Educators at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wiregrass is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52 points per game this season.
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