West Memphis extended their losing streak to 14 on Tuesday, dropping them down to 1-16. They were outmatched by the Greene County Tech Golden Eagles and fell 59-15. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked sixth).
As for Greene County Tech, the victory was the 19th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 26-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points over those games.
Greene County Tech was led to victory by E'Marriha Johnson and Addie Ryan. Johnson posted 21 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals, while Ryan shot 60% from beyond the arc to rack up 18 points and four steals. Ryan continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Presley Carpenter, who earned five points and three steals.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. West Memphis will take on rival Nettleton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Greene County Tech is set to face off against their familiar foe Valley View at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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