Piggott lost against East Poinsett County back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Piggott Mohawks were outmatched by the East Poinsett County Warriors and fell 68-40. While losing is never fun, the Mohawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Warriors are ranked 50th).
Jacob Gaines continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for East Poinsett County, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Gaines has scored at least a third of East Poinsett County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Blagg, who posted 12 points.
Piggott dropped their record down to 1-10 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for East Poinsett County, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Piggott wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 61-54 loss against Ridgefield Christian on the 21st. As for East Poinsett County, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Earle at 5:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025.
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