After flying high against Collins last Tuesday, Stone came back down to earth. The Stone Tomcats took a 43-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pearl River Central Blue Devils. The contest was a 23-23 toss-up at halftime, but the Tomcats couldn't quite close it out.
When it comes to explaining why Stone lost on Thursday, don't look at Jhase Jackson. Despite the final result, he had 15 points plus two steals. What's more, Jackson also racked up three threes, the most he's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Kenneth Powell, who had seven points.
Stone's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Pearl River Central, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Stone will square off against St. Patrick on Saturday. As for Pearl River Central, they and East Central will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
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