After flying high against Marion last Thursday, Maplesville came back down to earth. The Maplesville Red Devils took a 56-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dallas County Hornets. The Red Devils have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Maplesville lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Chris Simon, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehemiah Mccary, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds.
It was another big night for Joshua Davis III, who went 8 for 20 on his way to 25 points along with seven assists and seven boards for Dallas County. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Davis III has scored at least a third of Dallas County's points. Another player making a difference was Myles Nix, who went 5 of 9 en route to 13 points.
Maplesville's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Dallas County, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maplesville won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Breakthrough Charter at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Maplesville is facing Breakthrough Charter at the right time seeing as Breakthrough Charter is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Dallas County, they and Alabama Christian Academy will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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