This season hasn't been kind to the Furlow Charter School Falcons, who are still winless after their fourth contest. They were beaten by Crawford County 78-22 on Tuesday. Furlow Charter School found out winning isn't easy when your three-point shooting is a whole 24% worse than the opposition.
Furlow Charter School's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kamari Deriso, who scored 7 points along with 9 rebounds and 6 blocks. Deriso scored a full 31.8% of Furlow Charter School's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Braylon Smothers, who scored 5 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Crawford County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyler Smith, who scored 12 points. The matchup was Smith's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mareo Slaton, who scored 15 points along with 5 rebounds.
Furlow Charter School bumped their record down to 0-4 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 27.5 points per game. As for Crawford County, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Furlow Charter School will head out on the road to face off against Crisp Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Crawford County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Twiggs County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
