It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Houston County can now relate to. They fell just short of the Alexander Cougars by a score of 61-58 on Saturday.
Houston County lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Josh Jackson, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 17 points. Another player making a difference was Braylin Mills, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Gregory Dunson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Alexander, going 7-for-8 from beyond the arc on his way to 31 points along with eight assists and five boards. Dunson's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marquise Leslie, who went 5-for-11 en route to 11 points and five rebounds.
Houston County's loss dropped their record down to 22-7. As for Alexander, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-7.
Houston County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alexander, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-67 defeat against Langston Hughes on the 26th.
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