Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-53 heartbreaker at the hands of the Lawrenceville Indians. Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine was not able to make up for their loss to Lawrenceville from their previous meeting back in January.
When it comes to explaining why Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine lost, don't look at Genna Kidwell. Despite the final result, she went 8 of 15 en route to 25 points and three steals. That was a full 47.2% of Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Bailey, who put up 11 points and four steals.
Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Lawrenceville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7.
Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine will take on Farina South Central in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine is facing Farina South Central at the right time seeing as Farina South Central is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Lawrenceville, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Woodlawn at 1:30 p.m. on December 27th.
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