The New Underwood Tigers were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their tough 67-45 defeat to Jones County might stick with them for a while. New Underwood was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Jones County apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
New Underwood's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaxon Fulton, who scored nine points along with five blocks and three steals, and Eli Kelley who scored 13 points. Fulton has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Albers, who scored seven points.
Jones County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jett Nix led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cooper Feddersen, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
New Underwood's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-9. As for Jones County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-7.
New Underwood's road trip will continue as they head out to face Philip at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully New Underwood focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday. As for Jones County, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Crazy Horse at 6:00 p.m. Jones County is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season.
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