Locust Fork was the 50-47 winner over Mortimer Jordan when they last played one another back in December of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Locust Fork Hornets lost to the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils on the road by a 59-42 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 21st).
Lynnleigh Tawbush
| 01/23/25 @ Mortimer Jordan | 16 |
| 01/21/25 vs Pennington | 15 |
| 11/25/24 vs Appalachian | 14 |
| 12/28/23 vs Appalachian | 10 |
| 01/30/24 vs Hayden | 9 |
Haley Dutton and Lynnleigh Tawbush certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Dutton posted 12 points and three steals, while Tawbush went 6 for 13 on her way to 16 points. The dominant performance gave Tawbush a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Harlie Horn, who scored six points.
Mortimer Jordan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brinley Funderburk led the charge by going 6 of 10 en route to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mattie Machen, who went 6 for 8 on her way to 14 points.
Locust Fork's defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-8. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 30.4% in those games and 33.2% outside of them. As for Mortimer Jordan, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Locust Fork will face off against Douglas at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mortimer Jordan has already played their next game, a 57-40 victory against Jasper on the 24th.
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