Raleigh-Egypt lost a heartbreaker to Munford when they met back in February of 2024, and they left with a heavy heart again on Tuesday. The Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs fell just short of the Munford Cougars by a score of 77-75. The Pharaohs have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Munford was led to victory by JaDyn Lee and Elisha Patrick. Lee dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds, while Patrick went 6 of 7 en route to 20 points and three steals. Patrick continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Hawkins, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 16 points.
Raleigh-Egypt's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Munford, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Raleigh-Egypt has already played their next game (against Covington), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Munford will be playing in front of their home fans against Memphis Home Education Association at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Munford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.3 points per game this season.
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