Russellville extended their road winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from EJ King. The Russellville Golden Tigers escaped with a win on Thursday against the Lawrence County Red Devils by the margin of a single free throw, 67-66 thanks in part to King, who posted 32 points. That makes it eight consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Russellville's points.
When it comes to explaining why Lawrence County lost, don't look at Braylon Dame. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 16 on his way to 26 points and five rebounds. Dame's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jackson Smith, who earned eight points and 13 boards.
Russellville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Lawrence County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Russellville has already played their next match, a 72-34 victory against Phil Campbell on the 13th. As for Lawrence County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-46 defeat against West Point on the 14th.
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