Georgia High School Basketball - Appling County can't hold off Wayne County
January 28, 2023: Baxley, GA 31513 The Wayne County Yellow Jackets basketball team scored 27 points and held the host Appling County Pirates to 26 in the Yellow Jackets non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Yellow Jackets now sport a 16-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host McIntosh County Academy for a non-league contest on Tuesday, January 31. Wayne County will battle a Buccaneers team coming off a 60-33 league loss to Montgomery County (Mt. Vernon, GA). The Buccaneers record now stands at 6-12.
The Pirates (2-11) will now prepare for their contest against Toombs County (Lyons, GA). The Bulldogs enter the AA Region 3 contest with a 5-15 record. In their last contest, Toombs County was nudged by Telfair County (McRae, GA), 41-35, in a non-league contest.