Newberry lost to Fox Creek back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Bulldogs were beaten by the Predators 90-59. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Predators are ranked 15th).
Chanze Allen was his usual excellent self, shooting 92% from the field en route to 24 points along with eight rebounds and three steals for Fox Creek. Those 92% shooting accuracy gave Allen a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kobe Sims, who went 7-for-14 on his way to 20 points.
Newberry has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Fox Creek, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Coming up, Newberry will head out to square off against Silver Bluff at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Fox Creek, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 73-66 loss against Keenan on the 6th.
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