On Tuesday, the Therrell Panthers were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 46-40 to the Riverwood Raiders.
When it comes to explaining why Therrell lost, don't look at Azil Hazzard. Despite the final result, she posted 29 points. That was a full 72.5% of Therrell's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caliea Baisden, who had 11 points.
Therrell's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Riverwood, with the win, they broke their seven-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-9.
Therrell and Drew Charter will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverwood and Salem will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on December 27th.
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