Houston County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by the McEwen Warriors 80-32. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Warriors are ranked 119th).
Laila Downs continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for McEwen, shooting 6-for-8 from downtown and dropping a triple-double on 50 points, 16 boards, and 15 steals. The contest was Downs' 24th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shana Bohanon, who posted ten points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.
Houston County's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for McEwen, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central the next time they take the court. McEwen will head out to face Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while Houston County will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on February 11th.
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