Casady was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 65-61 heartbreaker at the hands of the Jones Longhorns. While losing is never fun, the Cyclones can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Longhorns are ranked 64th).
Casady lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jack Lee, who went 6 of 11 en route to 16 points and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Currie, who posted 17 points.
Lee wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Casady was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. This was only their eighth loss (out of nine games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Casady's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Jones, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-4.
Casady will head out on the road to square off against Mount St. Mary at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Jones, they will host Luther at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Jones' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
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