Obion County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were dealt a 65-32 loss at the hands of the South Gibson Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Hornets are ranked 34th).
South Gibson found their leader in sophomore Jade Reed, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 10 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Reed a new career-high in assists. Serenity Johnson was another key player, going 5-for-6 on her way to 13 points and three steals.
Obion County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for South Gibson, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: South Gibson beat Obion County by a score of 32-20 on Saturday.
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