The Scotland County Tigers pushed their score all the way to 55 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 80-55 walloping at the hands of Canton. While losing is never fun, Scotland County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while Canton is ranked 153rd).
Preston Brewer was his usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-4 from long range and dropping a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds for Canton. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brewer has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kaden Oliver, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Scotland County now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Canton, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-7.
Scotland County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Canton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-46 victory vs. Schuyler County on the 24th.
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