The Memorial Day Matadors's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 13th straight defeat. They took a serious blow against Twiggs Academy, falling 59-28. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Memorial Day in their matchups with Twiggs Academy: they've now lost nine in a row.
Despite the loss, Memorial Day saw an underclassman step up: Charlotte Simon scored 14 points.
Memorial Day's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-16. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 25.6 points per game. As for Twiggs Academy, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-7.
Memorial Day will look to defend their home court on Friday against Islands at 6:00 p.m. Memorial Day is facing Islands at the right time seeing as Islands is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Twiggs Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Crisp Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crisp Academy will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Twiggs Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
