Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Russell County). They strolled past the Eufaula Tigers with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 68-52. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Tigers are ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Russell County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Antonio Lockhart, who went 6 for 14 en route to 13 points plus seven steals. Lockhart has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Ty Horace was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 10 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Russell County's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Eufaula, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Russell County has already played their next match, a 60-52 victory against Valley on the 5th. As for Eufaula, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Eufaula Tigers face off against the Barbour County Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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