Big Sandy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost to the Brookeland Wildcats on the road by a 82-67 margin. While losing is never fun, Big Sandy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1189th, while Brookeland is ranked 447th).
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Malijah Francis, who posted 19 points and seven rebounds. Ka'Myrie Fountain was another key player, putting up 17 points.
It was another big night for Cade Morgan, who shot 4-for-4 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 40 points and 12 rebounds for Brookeland. The contest was Morgan's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Smith, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds.
Big Sandy's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Brookeland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Big Sandy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 60-58 defeat against Mildred on the 14th. As for Brookeland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-48 loss against Canton on the 14th.
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