Basketball Recap: Bolton's Loss Ends Five-Game Winning Streak at Home

It was a good run, but Bolton unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 96-78 bruising from Memphis Home Education Association. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while Memphis Home Education Association are ranked 26th).

Bolton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaden Betts, who posted 28 points and seven assists. Those 28 points gave Betts a new career-high. Another player making a difference was E'Darian Washington, who went 7 for 9 en route to 18 points and three steals.

Caleb Thomas was his usual excellent self, putting up 30 points for Memphis Home Education Association. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Mathis, who earned 18 points.

Bolton's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9. As for Memphis Home Education Association, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.

Bolton will head out to square off against Fayette Ware at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bolton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 matchups -- so hopefully Fayette Ware likes a good challenge. As for Memphis Home Education Association, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-59 win against Rivercrest on the 18th.