The North Murray Mountaineers typically have all the answers at home, but on Tuesday the Rockmart Yellowjackets proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Mountaineers 84-82. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Leading Rockmart to victory were Samuel Johnson and Treylin Davis. Johnson scored 29 points along with five assists and five rebounds, while Davis dropped a double-double on 35 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Davis has scored at least 25% of Rockmart's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Anderson, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Rockmart's win bumped their record up to 14-1. As for North Murray, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-2.
Rockmart will take on Model at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Model will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. As for North Murray, they will head out on the road to face off against Murray County at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
