After flying high against Crossville last Friday, Douglas came back down to earth. The Douglas Eagles took a blow against the Locust Fork Hornets on Monday, falling 51-16. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Hornets are ranked 129th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Locust Fork to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cortlyn Williamson, who posted 11 points and six assists. Haley Dutton was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
Douglas' loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Locust Fork, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Douglas has already played their next match, a 37-36 victory against Asbury on the 28th. Locust Fork does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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