The Bleckley County Royals had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 46-34 win over East Laurens. For Bleckley County, this counts as revenge for the 58-49 defeat the Falcons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
East Laurens' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Deanna Lowther, who scored eight points along with 13 rebounds and two blocks. McKayela Tanner was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Bleckley County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for East Laurens, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bleckley County will take on the Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Telfair County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 on Saturday. As for East Laurens, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on February 3rd. Wilkinson County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 420th, while the Falcons are ranked 156th).
