Basketball Game Recap: Taliaferro County JAGUARS vs. Washington-Wilkes Tigers

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The Taliaferro County JAGUARS's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their eighth straight defeat. They were the victim of a tough 72-50 loss at the hands of Washington-Wilkes. Taliaferro County lost against Washington-Wilkes in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 81-36 score last time.

Taliaferro County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jemauri Merritt, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 rebounds and nine blocks. Orlandus Craft was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.

Taliaferro County dropped their record down to 2-17 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Washington-Wilkes, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-14.

Taliaferro County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Washington-Wilkes also has no future games currently scheduled.