The Crisp County Cougars will face off against the Pierce County Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Crisp County is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Crisp County is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Appling County: they outscored them in every quarter. Crisp County strolled past Appling County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 76-61. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Pirates are ranked 435th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zakariyya Dwight
| 02/07/25 @ Appling County | 4 |
| 02/05/25 vs Tattnall County | 4 |
| 02/01/25 vs Pierce County | 7 |
| 01/31/25 @ Dooly County | 12 |
| 01/28/25 @ Cook | 4 |
| + 22 more games |
Zakariyya Dwight continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last 27 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Courtney Oliver 4, who went 9 for 18 on his way to 21 points.
Meanwhile, Pierce County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Brantley County on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 51-45 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Crisp County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.0 points over those games. As for Pierce County, their win bumped their record up to 8-13.
Everything went Crisp County's way against Pierce County when the teams last played last Saturday, as Crisp County made off with a 73-51 victory. In that contest, Crisp County amassed a halftime lead of 45-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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