After flying high against Gilbert last Tuesday, Aiken came back down to earth. The Aiken Fighting Green Hornets were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 43-42 to the Fox Creek Predators. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Fighting Green Hornets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 86-59 two weeks ago.
Several Fighting Green Hornets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Armani Jones, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Tre'Von Walker, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points.
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Even though they lost, Aiken smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in ten consecutive contests.
Fox Creek got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brelan Baskett out in front who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Vining, who had ten points.
Aiken's record now sits at 5-5. As for Fox Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Aiken didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 67-40 win against Strom Thurmond on the 20th. As for Fox Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-56 defeat against Greenbrier on the 21st.
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