After flying high against Pataula Charter Academy last Tuesday, Early County came back down to earth. The Early County Bobcats fell to the Mitchell County Eagles 40-34. The Bobcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 45-40.
Early County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nakevia Brown, who went 6 of 14 en route to 16 points and seven rebounds, and Ty'Jerrica Russell, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Mitchell County's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tytionna Draggs, who went 6 for 7 on her way to 11 points. Draggs has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sariyah Chester, who posted 12 points.
Early County's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Mitchell County, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.
Early County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 39-37 defeat against Calhoun County on the 11th. As for Mitchell County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 82-25 victory against Quitman County on the 11th.
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