Cubs take control in second half to win at Slaton

The Brownfield Runnin’ Cubs hit the road Tuesday night where they took on and defeated the Slaton Tigers 65-51. It was a sloppy start for both teams in the first quarter that was filled with turnovers, missed shots, and lots of fouls. After the first Brownfield held a 16-11 lead. In the second quarter things got interesting as Slatons defense caused fits for Brownfield, but Brownfield still managed to take a 29-28 lead into the locker room. Out of the break the Runnin’ Cubs came out and scored 8 straight points fueled off their defense, forcing the Tigers to turn the ball over a bunch. Brownfield scored 10 more to end the 3rd quarter while only allowing 7. Slaton didn’t give up however as they tried to mount a comeback and got it down to a 10 point game, Brownfield bounced back and stopped the comeback short going on to win the game 67-51 and notching their fifth straight win. JoJo Carrillo had a game-high 18 points to lead the Runnin’Cubs, with Jeron Lawrence adding 15 and Quavience Busby 11 to the victory.