Tuscaloosa Home Educators was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost to the Southern Christian Patriots at home by a 59-42 margin. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 68-31 last Monday.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators' defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Farley, who posted 21 points. That was a full 50% of Tuscaloosa Home Educators' points, marking the fifth time in a row Farley has scored more than a third of the team's points. Jackson Sodergren was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Southern Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cole Johnson led the charge by going 9-for-16 en route to 21 points and seven rebounds. Johnson's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jedd Scott, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators' loss dropped their record down to 7-19. As for Southern Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Tuscaloosa Home Educators didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-63 defeat against East Central HomeSchool on the 10th. As for Southern Christian, they have also already played their next game, a 61-53 loss against Wiregrass on the 10th.
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