Verbena scored the most points they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to the Fayetteville Wolves 68-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (59), the Red Devils still had to take the loss.
Verbena's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Short, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Short is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kamari Ceasar, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Landon Thomas had an outrageously good game for Fayetteville as he almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. JB Buttram was another key player, going 6 for 11 en route to 13 points plus eight rebounds and three blocks.
Verbena's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Fayetteville, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Verbena has already played their next game, a 72-49 loss against Beulah on the 6th. Fayetteville has also already played their next match (against Verbena), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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