It was a good run, but the Canton Tigers unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 38-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of Holmes County Central. Canton was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Holmes County Central apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on January 2nd.
Despite the loss, Canton saw an underclassman step up: Shamira Morton dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 40.6% of Canton's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kaniyah Hawkins, who scored five points along with five rebounds and two steals.
DeKyra Mitchell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Holmes County Central, scoring 15 points along with six rebounds. Mitchell is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last three games she's played. I'Xana Winters was another key contributor, scoring six points along with nine rebounds.
Canton's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-3. As for Holmes County Central, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Canton will take on Gentry at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gentry is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak. As for Holmes County Central, they will be playing at home against Greenville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Greenville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 last Saturday.
