Jumpertown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell to the Falkner Eagles 67-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (61), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
Falkner had a senior duo take command as Elijah Mauney almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine boards and Chris Nunley went 8 of 10from beyond the arc on his way to 32 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mauney has scored all season.
Jumpertown now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Falkner, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jumpertown will host Varsity Opponent at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Falkner, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Ashland at 7:31 p.m. Falkner is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season.
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