On Friday, the Crisp County Cougars earned a 51-38 victory over the Pierce County Bears. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Bears are ranked 502nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/10/25 @ Pierce County | 6 |
01/07/25 @ Sumter County | 8 |
01/04/25 vs Dooly County | 5 |
01/03/25 vs Salem | 6 |
12/30/24 vs Schley County | 4 |
Zakariyya Dwight continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last 18 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jaylon Cooper, who posted nine points in addition to six assists and four steals.
Crisp County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for Pierce County, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-10.
Crisp County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 66-34 win against Appling County on the 11th. As for Pierce County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-39 defeat against McIntosh County Academy on the 11th.
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