East Central lost against Gautier back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The East Central Hornets came up short against the Gautier Gators, falling 65-44. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Gators are ranked 139th).
When it comes to explaining why East Central lost, don't look at Aj Hopkins. Despite the final result, he posted 27 points and four steals. That was a full 61.4% of East Central's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
East Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season. As for Gautier, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-12.
As of now, neither East Central nor Gautier have any future games scheduled.
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