Flanagan lost against McArthur back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Flanagan Falcons took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McArthur Mustangs. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Flanagan lost, don't look at Jason Carias. Despite the final result, he posted 26 points. That was a full 51% of Flanagan's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. AJ Forges was another key player, putting up nine points.
McArthur's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Thomas Cole, who put up 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Barber, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Flanagan's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for McArthur, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Flanagan wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 67-46 defeat against Stoneman Douglas on the 19th. As for McArthur, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-57 loss against Gulf Coast on the 27th.
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