If Southern Choctaw was feeling good fresh off their 57-29 takedown of Leroy last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Southern Choctaw Indians fell to the McIntosh Demons 43-37. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Demons: they've now lost four in a row.
Southern Choctaw lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Madison Hill, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcionna Young, who earned 11 points.
McIntosh got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Chauncey Dixon out in front who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 16 rebounds. Dixon is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jayla Brown, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Southern Choctaw's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-2. As for McIntosh, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-5.
Southern Choctaw and Sweet Water will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Southern Choctaw is facing Sweet Water at the right time seeing as Sweet Water is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for McIntosh, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Citronelle at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in McIntosh's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Citronelle has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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