Pierce County lost against Crisp County two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Pierce County Bears took a 61-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crisp County Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Cougars are ranked 173rd).
Crisp County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zakariyya Dwight, who went 7-for-13 en route to 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and seven blocks. Dwight's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Jaylon Cooper was another key player, going 7-for-15 on his way to 17 points and six assists.
Pierce County's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Crisp County, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-5.
Coming up, Pierce County will take on Appling County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Appling County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Pierce County likes a good challenge. As for Crisp County, they will face off against Tattnall County at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Tattnall County has won ten straight at home, while Crisp County won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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