Byrd had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 16-22 to make it four. They took a 77-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huntington Raiders. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (61), the Yellow Jackets still had to take the loss.
As for Huntington, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points over those games.
Leading Huntington to victory were Ejayden Mcdonald and Antonio Dixon Jr. Mcdonald went 8-for-12 on his way to 22 points in addition to five boards and three steals, while Dixon Jr shot 63% from the field en route to 25 points and six rebounds. Those 25 points gave Dixon Jr a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Peyton Parker, who posted 13 points and three steals.
Byrd has already played their next matchup (against North Caddo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Huntington, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-41 win against Haughton on the 13th.
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