Host Red Devils lose to Victory

Published 9:12 pm Monday, December 20, 2010

Verbena senior Kelly Dorsett passes the ball against Providence Christian on Monday.

Verbena, meanwhile, lost to Victory Christian, 58-39, on Monday to fall to 0-3 in the tournament.

The Red Devils (2-10, 0-2) fell behind, 21-7, after one period and trailed 37-15 at intermission despite two 3-pointers by Phillip Hensley near the end of the first half.

T.J. Ray led all scorers with 21 points. No other Devil scored more than Hensley’s eight points.

Verbena fell to Winterboro, 78-27, on Saturday.

The Devils were closest to a win in their first game, on Friday, which they lost to Beauregard, 68-57.