Florence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 62-50 to the Brookhaven Panthers. The contest was a 22-22 toss-up at halftime, but the Eagles couldn't quite close it out.
Brookhaven got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nicholas Gamble out in front who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Ross, who posted ten points in addition to eight assists and six rebounds.
Florence's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Brookhaven, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Florence will head out to challenge Natchez at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Florence is facing Natchez at the right time seeing as Natchez is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Brookhaven, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Brookhaven Panthers challenge the Holmes County Central Jaguars at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Brookhaven is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.
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