After a string of four wins, the Hickman County Bulldogs's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 72-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marshall County. The game was a 27-27 toss-up at halftime, but Hickman County was outscored by Marshall County in the second.
Jabrae Howard was his usual excellent self, going 9 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 32 points and 1 assists for Marshall County. Those 32 points set a new season-high mark for him. Marcus Oneal was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Hickman County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Marshall County, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Hickman County won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Waverly Central at 7:30 p.m. on December 19th. Waverly Central is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. Marshall County will take on Siegel in a holiday battle at 4:00 p.m. on Friday at.
