If McKenzie was feeling good fresh off their 77-53 takedown of Red Level last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The McKenzie Tigers took a 73-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Brantley Bulldogs on Saturday. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 51-48.
| 01/18/25 @ Brantley | 18 |
| 01/16/25 vs Red Level | 23 |
| 01/14/25 @ Georgiana | 17 |
| 01/10/25 vs Kinston | 19 |
| 01/09/25 @ Elba | 21 |
| 01/07/25 vs Brantley | 17 |
McKenzie's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Quay Jackson, who went 8 for 13 en route to 18 points and five rebounds. The contest was Jackson's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Jay Jackson was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.
Jayden Parks continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Brantley, going 11 of 20 on his way to 29 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Parks has been hot, having also posted three or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Julius Sylvester, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.
McKenzie's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Brantley, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-2.
McKenzie and Brantley should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings. McKenzie will challenge Elba at 7:00 p.m. on January 25th up 210 places (194 vs. 404). McKenzie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season. Similarly, Brantley (ranked 118th) will meet Red Level (ranked 430th) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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