Recap: Crawford County Eagles vs. Twiggs County Cobras
The Crawford County Eagles lost a heartbreaker to the Twiggs County Cobras when they met back in December of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Saturday. Crawford County took a 52-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Twiggs County. Crawford County has struggled against Twiggs County recently, as their game on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Crawford County's loss came despite strong showings from Mareo Slaton and Brandon Seay. Slaton dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Seay scored 15 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Seay has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamahl Willis, who scored four points along with 13 rebounds and three blocks.
Kamauree Butler was the offensive standout of the game as he scored 20 points. Armarion Downing was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Crawford County bumped their record down to 4-9 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Twiggs County, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-8.
Crawford County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Temple at 6:30 p.m. on January 19th. As for Twiggs County, they will head out on the road to square off against Wilkinson County at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Wilkinson County is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
