Basketball Recap: Friday's Loss Ends Sequoyah's Winning Streak

Chiefs

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 vs Stone Memorial	62-75
12/21/24 vs North Gwinnett	81-73
12/20/24 vs Alpharetta	88-55
12/17/24 @ Creekview	78-40
12/13/24 vs Pope	76-83

After a string of three wins, Sequoyah's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 75-62 to the Stone Memorial Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 167th in Georgia, while the Panthers are ranked 39th in Tennessee).

Leading Stone Memorial to victory were Cade Capps and Jack Cordell. Capps went 9 for 21 on his way to 32 points and seven rebounds, while Cordell almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. That makes it six consecutive games in which Capps has scored at least a third of Stone Memorial's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Briggs Lowe, who posted nine points in addition to five boards and four steals.

Sequoyah's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Stone Memorial, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-3.

Sequoyah won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Andalusia at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Stone Memorial, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against Johnson Central at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.