The Fuqua Falcons lost against the Southampton Academy Raiders back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Fuqua took a serious blow against Southampton Academy, falling 65-21. Fuqua has not had much luck with Southampton Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Fuqua lost, one person who can't be blamed is Sam Minix. Despite the final result, he scored 12 points along with seven rebounds. That was a full 57.1% of Fuqua's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fuqua struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-5) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Southampton Academy was led to victory by G Applewhite and H Hurst. Applewhite dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds, while Hurst scored 22 points along with eight steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hurst has scored all season. Another player making a difference was A Darden, who scored six points.
Fuqua's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-17. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 22.8 points per game. As for Southampton Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Fuqua will head out on the road to square off against Brunswick Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brunswick Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten contests -- so hopefully Fuqua likes a good challenge. Southampton Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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