Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Locust Fork Hornets walked away with it. They enjoyed a cozy 55-41 victory over the Cougars on Friday. Given Locust Fork's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while Central of Coosa County is ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Locust Fork to victory, but perhaps none more so than Faith Evans, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Evans is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 16 or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cortlyn Williamson, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Despite the defeat, Central of Coosa County had strong showings from Jerquesha Heard, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds, and Queen Ballard, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds. Ballard has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Central of Coosa County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Locust Fork only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
Locust Fork's win bumped their record up to 20-6. As for Central of Coosa County, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Locust Fork will square off against Cornerstone at TBD on Thursday. Hopefully Locust Fork focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday. Central of Coosa County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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