Preview: Carver Tigers vs. Hart County Bulldogs
The Carver Tigers are on the road again on Wednesday and plays the Hart County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on February 28th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Carver had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They snuck past the Hornets with a 52-47 win. Given Carver's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Savannah Country Day is ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carver found their leader in underclassman Jakobe Caslin, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds. Caslin has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Montgomery, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds.
Hart County proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 36) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Pickens out 64-62. The victory was nothing new for Hart County as they're now sitting on six straight.
Carver has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 23-5 record this season. As for Hart County, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-13.
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