The West Laurens Raiders and the Burke County Bears squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the West Laurens Raiders had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 41-40 to the Bears.
Despite the defeat, West Laurens saw an underclassman step up: Brookyln Jackson dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tiara Johnson, who scored two points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
West Laurens' defeat dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Burke County, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9.
West Laurens does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Burke County, they will square off against Fayette County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Burke County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 236th, while Fayette County is ranked 60th).
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