Seymour was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 70-48 to the Carter Green Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Green Hornets are ranked 73rd).
Despite the loss, Seymour still got an impressive performance from Jack McAbee, who went 7 of 9 en route to 16 points. McAbee continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Hayes Golden was another key player, putting up seven points along with seven assists and six boards.
Chris Cowan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Carter, going 10 for 18 on his way to 24 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Cowan's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Naviyon Shipe, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards.
Seymour's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Carter, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-6.
Seymour will venture away from home to challenge Northview Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Northview Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 20 matches. As for Carter, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 68-49 win against Lenoir City on the 30th.
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