Oconee County fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against North Oconee on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 61-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Oconee Titans. That makes it the first time this season the Warriors have let down their home crowd.
Oconee County's loss came despite strong showings from Julie Azeltine and Jill Daniel. Azeltine went 8 for 20 en route to 24 points plus four steals, while Daniel went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points plus two steals. Azeltine's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lydia Gay, who scored four points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Oconee County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season. As for North Oconee, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Oconee County has already played their next contest (against North Oconee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for North Oconee, they will head out on the road to square off against Madison County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Oconee knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Madison County likes a good challenge.
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