Rome has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to the Alexander Cougars at home by a 61-42 margin on Friday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 59-40 back in December of 2024.
Gregory Dunson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Alexander, putting up 29 points. Those 29 points gave Dunson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Micah Goodlow, who posted ten points and five rebounds.
Rome's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5. As for Alexander, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Rome has already played their next contest, a 65-47 win against Dalton on the 25th. As for Alexander, they will welcome East Paulding at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Paulding has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Alexander will come in with three straight victories.
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