Tough Week For MCHS

The Eagles basketball teams of Montgomery County High School took on the Red Devils of Hawkinsville and the Tigers of Metter last week on the hardcourt. MCHS had a tough week as they dropped all of their games. Girls vs. Hawkinsville

The Lady Devils jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter of the game as they outscored the Lady Eagles 24-7 in the first. They added to that lead in the second quarter to take a 32-7 lead into halftime.

In the second half, Hawkinsville pulled away to take the win, 6121.

Boys vs. Hawkinsville

In the boys' contest, the Devils held a 19-15 lead at the end of the first quarter, but extended the lead to 34-24 by halftime.

Hawkinsville pushed their lead to 52-34 by the end of the third quarter. In the fourth, the Eagles went on a run as they outscored the Devils, 2114, but Hawkinsville continued from page

held on to win the game, 66- 55.

Girls vs. Metter

It was all Metter in the girls' game as they jumped out to a 20-4 lead in the first quarter. They extended that lead to 4211 by halftime. In the second half, Metter slowed down, but still took the win, 56-22.

Boys vs. Metter

It was a good game between the boys, but MCHS fell just short of the Tigers. Metter took the win over MCHS, 6460.

The Lady Eagles are now 2-18 on the year and they are 0-8 in the Region, while the boys are 5-15 on the season and 3-5 in Region play.

This week MCHS will be at Telfair County on Friday and Treutlen on Saturday with both contests beginning at 6:00 p.m.