Locust Grove has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were outmatched by the McDonough Warhawks and fell 85-55. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 66-40 back in January.
Locust Grove lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tyler Jones, who posted nine points. Another player making a difference was Hamilton Thomas, who put up nine points and six boards.
McDonough's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaelen Kerbo led the charge by going 6 of 11 en route to 17 points and five steals. Those five steals gave Kerbo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydin Brown, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Locust Grove's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for McDonough, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4.
Locust Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. McDonough has also already played their next match, a 71-57 defeat against Eagle's Landing Christian Academy on the 5th.
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