Houston County lost against McEwen back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Houston County Fighting Irish had to suffer through an 82-54 loss at the hands of the McEwen Warriors. 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 285th, while the Warriors are ranked 119th).
Leading McEwen to victory were Laila Downs and Shana Bohanon. Downs dropped a double-double with 32 points and 16 boards, while Bohanon dropped a double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Downs' big performance that morning made it 29 games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. Ellie Littleton was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Houston County has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. The victory was the eighth in a row for McEwen, bringing their record for this year to 26-4.
Houston County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for McEwen, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-38 loss against Wayne County on the 5th.
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