After flying high against Bullock County last Saturday, New Brockton came back down to earth. The New Brockton Gamecocks fell 51-42 to the Straughn Tigers on Tuesday. The Gamecocks have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Straughn was led to victory by Annlee Wise and Blakeley Smith. Wise almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine boards, while Smith dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Wise a new career-high in steals (four). Another player making a difference was Presley Bates, who posted six points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
New Brockton's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Straughn, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-5.
New Brockton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-13 loss against Geneva on the 7th. As for Straughn, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-31 win against Dale County on the 7th.
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