Rutland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Morgan County Bulldogs and fell 69-38. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 142nd).
Morgan County found their leader in sophomore Madison Holcomb, who went 6 of 10 en route to 16 points in addition to six steals and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Holcomb has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cydney Burke, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Rutland's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Morgan County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Rutland has already played their next game, a 43-26 defeat against Pike County on the 4th. As for Morgan County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 42-35 victory against Callaway on the 7th.
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