Paducah extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 5-15. They took a blow against the Jayton Jaybirds, falling 71-26. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1561st, while the Jaybirds are ranked 313th).
Maverick Monroe
| 01/09/26 vs Jayton | 5 |
| 01/02/26 @ Lorenzo | 3 |
| 12/16/25 vs Crosbyton | 4 |
| 12/09/25 vs Haskell | 3 |
| 11/25/25 @ Roby | 3 |
| + 2 more games |
Paducah's loss came despite strong showings from Ben Cruz and Maverick Monroe. Cruz posted nine points, while Monroe put up seven points and five steals. Monroe is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season.
As for Jayton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points over those games.
Jayton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sean Stanaland led the charge by going 9-for-14 to rack up 20 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorenzo Vargas, who shot 64% from the field on his way to 18 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Coming up, Paducah will host Lockney at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jayton has already played their next game (against Rule), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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