Sumter Central played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 54-26 loss at the hands of the Hale County Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 64th).
Hale County had a senior duo take command as Kha?Liyah Harris went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points in addition to six assists and four steals and Kynaja Marshall dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 boards. Marshall has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Lashawndra Thomas also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Sumter Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Hale County, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-7.
Sumter Central has already played their next matchup (against Aliceville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hale County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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