The Cook Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Pierce County Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Cook came up short against Appling County and fell 63-52. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pierce County played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Crisp County, falling 73-51. 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 416th, while the Cougars are ranked 182nd).
Pierce County's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Cook, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Cook didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pierce County in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 72-68 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cook since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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