Basketball Recap: Screven County Sets Scoring Season-High Against Claxton

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Team Score

02/04/25 vs Claxton	80
12/14/24 vs First Preparatory Christian Academy	77
01/18/25 @ Burke County	74
12/13/24 @ Emanuel County Institute	73
01/17/25 @ Metter	73

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Screven County). They came out on top against the Claxton Tigers by a score of 80-68 on Tuesday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 67-53 back in January.

Jase Hughes had an outrageously good game as he went 5 for 8 en route to 15 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Demarko Ward was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.

Screven County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.

The win got Screven County back to even at 10-10. As for Claxton, their loss was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-16.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing McIntosh County Academy the next time they take the court. Claxton will head out to face McIntosh County Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Screven County will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.