Greenville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a 71-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Zion Eagles. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 73-54 last Thursday.
Greenville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marquel Deering, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 21 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds. That was a full 36.2% of Greenville's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jarvis Simmons, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.
Mt. Zion got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Payton Waters out in front who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 boards gave Waters a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Quintavious Heard, who scored six points and seven rebounds.
Greenville's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Mt. Zion, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greenville has already played their next contest (against Atlanta Classical Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mt. Zion will take on Manchester at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Manchester knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Mt. Zion likes a good challenge.
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