The Ware County Gators entered their tilt with the Coffee Trojans with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Ware County took down Coffee 63-49 on Saturday. Given Ware County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while Coffee is ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Coffee lost, one person who can't be blamed is Marquavious Bussey. Despite the final result, he scored 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bussey has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Junitho Benson, who scored six points along with three steals.
Ware County pushed their record up to 11-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Coffee, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ware County will square off against Jenkins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Coffee, they will head out on the road to challenge Atkinson County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
