After flying high against St. Luke's Episcopal on Monday, Mobile Christian came back down to earth. The Leopards were dealt an 80-38 defeat at the hands of the Murphy Panthers on Tuesday. The Leopards haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Mobile Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Nick Grove, who posted eight points.
Semaj Hicks was nothing short of spectacular for Murphy: he shot 71% from the field on his way to 11 points and seven steals. The dominant performance also gave Hicks a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Cordairus Dixon, who earned 12 points and three steals.
Mobile Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Murphy, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-2.
Coming up, Mobile Christian is taking a road trip to challenge Bryant at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Leopards' defense better be ready for this one: the Hurricanes have averaged an impressive 52.8 points per game this season. As for Murphy, they will host Moss Point at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers will be up against the Tigers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.7 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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