Basketball Recap: Ra'quavian Jones' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Warren County over Augusta Christian

On Monday, the Warren County Screaming Devils came up short against the Augusta Christian Lions and fell 70-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (61), the Screaming Devils still had to take the loss.

Several Screaming Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ra'Quavian Jones, who went 9 of 20 en route to 23 points along with six boards and three steals. Jones' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cosa Pender, who posted 17 points and three steals.

This is the second loss in a row for Warren County and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Augusta Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.

Warren County won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Taliaferro County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Warren County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Augusta Christian, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Augusta Christian Lions take on the Lakeside Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.