South Decatur was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 48-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 16-12 in the first quarter.
| 12/27/24 vs Alexandria-Monroe | 14 |
| 12/09/23 vs Jac-Cen-Del | 12 |
| 12/13/24 vs Milan | 10 |
| 12/14/24 @ Jac-Cen-Del | 9 |
| 12/21/24 vs South Ripley | 9 |
South Decatur's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Drake Scaggs, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 boards. The dominant performance gave Scaggs a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Karson Templeton, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.
South Decatur's record is now 0-7. As for Alexandria-Monroe, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
South Decatur wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 69-60 victory against Austin on the 27th. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 76-52 loss against Northeastern on the 27th.
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