Appling County hasn't had much luck against Tattnall County recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Appling County Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Tattnall County Warriors at 8:30 p.m. Appling County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Tattnall County likes a good challenge.
Appling County is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Cook: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Appling County blew Cook out of the water with a 72-28 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Aldarrius Howell
| 02/10/25 @ Cook | 4 |
| 02/08/25 @ Claxton | 4 |
| 02/07/25 vs Crisp County | 2 |
| 02/04/25 @ Berrien | 4 |
| 02/01/25 vs Tattnall County | 4 |
| 01/30/25 @ Cook | 3 |
Appling County's win on Monday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aldarrius Howell, who posted 14 points in addition to five assists and four steals. Howell has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nate Davis, who scored 15 points and five rebounds.
Howell wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Appling County was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. Appling County is 8-14 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Tattnall County sidestepped Metter for a 46-43 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Tigers are ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tattnall County's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points over those games. As for Appling County, their record is now 9-16.
Appling County couldn't quite finish off Tattnall County in their previous meeting last Saturday and fell 62-60. Can Appling County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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