It was a proper cat-fight when Hillcrest took on Murphy on Friday. The match between the Hillcrest Jaguars and the Murphy Panthers didn't end well, with the Hillcrest Jaguars falling 73-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (55), the Jaguars still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Hillcrest lost, don't look at J.T. Barlow. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 49.2% of Hillcrest's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamir Sharpe, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Hillcrest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
It was another big night for Jayden Mangram, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds for Murphy. The game was Mangram's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cordairus Dixon, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
Hillcrest's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Murphy, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Hillcrest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-52 victory against Greenville on the 7th. As for Murphy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-46 win against Mobile Christian on the 10th.
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