Fayetteville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-53 heartbreaker at the hands of the Verbena Red Devils. The Wolves were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Red Devils earlier this season, when they won 68-64.
Fayetteville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being JB Buttram, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Buttram continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Goins, who posted six points and three steals.
Verbena's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caleb Short led the charge by going 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. Short has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kamari Ceasar, who had 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Fayetteville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Verbena, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-8.
Fayetteville won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Autaugaville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Verbena, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll challenge Notasulga at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Notasulga has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
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