Troup County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Sandy Creek Patriots, falling 65-43. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 70-41 back in January.
Sandy Creek found their leader in freshman Morghan Reckley, who went 12 for 22 en route to 31 points along with eight steals and five rebounds. The matchup was Reckley's 24th in a row with at least ten points. Madison Reckley was another key player, going 7 of 14 on her way to 18 points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Troup County's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7. As for Sandy Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Troup County and Sandy Creek should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. Troup County (ranked 172nd) will meet Spalding (ranked 482nd) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Troup County will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive. Similarly, Sandy Creek will face off against Mary Persons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday up 297 places (71 vs. 368).
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