The Marshall County Tigers pushed their score all the way to 59 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 60-59 to Franklin County. Marshall County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Franklin County apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January.
Despite the loss, Marshall County still got an impressive performance from Jamahl Gentry, who scored 21 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aja Jones, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Franklin County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kai Baker led the charge by scoring 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Baker is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last seven games he's played. Brandon Walker was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Marshall County and nudges their season record down to 14-10. As for Franklin County, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-15.
Marshall County will be playing at home against Central Magnet at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Magnet knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Marshall County likes a good challenge. As for Franklin County, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Tullahoma at 7:30 p.m. Franklin County has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 3-0 during that stretch of close contests.
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