Barbour County extended their losing streak to six on Friday, dropping them down to 4-13. They took a 54-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ariton Purple Cats. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Purple Cats are ranked 153rd).
As for Ariton, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Ariton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Addison Senn out in front who shot 44% from the field on his way to 18 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Easton Kilpatrick, who posted 11 points and eight rebounds.
Barbour County has already played their next contest, a 50-30 defeat against Long on the 20th. As for Ariton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 56-46 loss against Abbeville on the 20th.
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