Eufaula was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a hard 68-52 fall against the Russell County Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Warriors are ranked 74th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Russell County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Antonio Lockhart, who went 6 for 14 en route to 13 points plus seven steals. Lockhart has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Ty Horace was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 10 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Eufaula's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Russell County, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Eufaula Tigers duke it out with the Barbour County Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Russell County has already played their next game, a 60-52 victory against Valley on the 5th.
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