Swain County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 64-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Andrews Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 100-66 back in January.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Andrews to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gabe Clark, who went 8-for-18 to rack up 24 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Clark's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Ty Clark was another key player, dropping a double-double with 14 points and 13 boards.
Swain County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Andrews, they have been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Swain County will square off against Cherokee at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Andrews, they will take on Murphy at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Andrews is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.5 points per game this season.
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