Mary Persons lost against Troup County back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The contest between the Mary Persons Bulldogs and the Troup County Tigers didn't end well, with the Mary Persons Bulldogs falling 71-54. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while the Tigers are ranked 153rd).
When it comes to explaining why Mary Persons lost, don't look at Kelvin Hughley. Despite the final result, he posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tobias Hare, who scored seven points.
Troup County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gavyn Gates led the charge by going 7-for-11 on his way to 19 points. Thanks to that strong game, Gates now owns an excellent 46.1% shooting accuracy. Desmon Cunningham was another key player, going 6-for-9 to rack up 12 points and seven rebounds.
Mary Persons' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-19. As for Troup County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-7.
Mary Persons does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Troup County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-49 defeat against LaGrange on the 11th.
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