Kendrick entered their match against Spencer on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Kendrick Cherokees took a hard 73-55 fall against the Spencer Greenwave. While losing is never fun, the Cherokees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Greenwave are ranked 143rd).
Several Cherokees players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Noah Harris, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points along with seven boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Cash Elder, who posted nine points and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Spencer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kerry Griffin, who put up 23 points and five rebounds. Griffin is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Joshua Seldon was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards.
Kendrick's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3. As for Spencer, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Kendrick didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-40 defeat against Shaw on the 14th. Spencer has also already played their next matchup, a 77-28 loss against Carver on the 11th.
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