The Maplesville Red Devils and the Hatch Bobcats squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Maplesville Red Devils had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 50-48. While losing is never fun, Maplesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 396th, while Hatch is ranked 197th).
When it comes to explaining why Maplesville lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nehemiah McCary. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds. McCary is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakobe Nix, who scored 11 points.
Maplesville's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Hatch, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-12.
Maplesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Hatch also has no future games currently scheduled.
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