It was a good run, but the Tri-Cities Bulldogs unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Midtown 59-53. Tri-Cities has not had much luck with Midtown recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Tri-Cities lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jenai Mumphery, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Mumphery hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. Another player making a difference was Emari Benton, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Midtown got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cate Barton out in front who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Barton has scored all season. Sinclair Richman was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with five rebounds.
Tri-Cities' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8. As for Midtown, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
Tri-Cities won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Villa Rica at 3:00 p.m. on February 3rd. Tri-Cities is facing Villa Rica at the right time seeing as Villa Rica is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Midtown, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Mays at 4:00 p.m. on February 3rd. Hopefully Midtown focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday.
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