After a string of four wins, the Houston County Bears's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 45-44 to Lee County. While losing is never fun, Houston County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while Lee County is ranked 12th).
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Malik Gillespie, who scored 14 points. Another player making a difference was Devan Robinson, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Houston County's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-11. As for Lee County, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Houston County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-44 defeat vs. North Atlanta on the 21st. Lee County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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