It was a good run, but the Alexandria Valley Cubs unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 65-55 to Jacksonville. Alexandria has not had much luck with Jacksonville recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Devin Barksdale continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Jacksonville, going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points and 4 assists. The match was Barksdale's 12th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jaquan Ervin, who scored 13 points.
Alexandria's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2. As for Jacksonville, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Alexandria will be home for the holidays to greet Anniston at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Jacksonville, they will head out on the road to face off against Cleburne County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cleburne County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 264th, while Jacksonville is ranked 42nd).
