Basketball Recap: Turner County Picks Up Seventh Straight Win at Home

Turner County came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 58-45 win over the Crisp County Cougars. This was a revenge game for the Titans: when they faced off against the Cougars two weeks ago, they had to take a 50-44 defeat.

Despite the loss, Crisp County still got an impressive performance from Zakariyya Dwight, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 18 boards. Dwight has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last ten times he's played. Caden Lofton was another key player, putting up nine points and seven rebounds.

Titans

Previous Games (Home)

12/20/24 vs Crisp County	58-45
12/07/24 vs Twiggs County	82-44
11/30/24 vs Cook	72-21
02/13/24 vs Atkinson County	65-58
02/09/24 vs Atkinson County	48-43
+ 2 more games

Turner County pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points per game. As for Crisp County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.

Turner County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 58-51 win against Wheeler County on the 21st. As for Crisp County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 79-54 victory against Hawkinsville on the 21st.