If Johnson County was feeling good fresh off their 66-35 takedown of Montgomery County last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Johnson County Trojans fell just short of the Twiggs County Cobras by a score of 52-50 on Friday. The Trojans have struggled against the Cobras recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Daezon Devero, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 12 points. JT Bivins was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.
Daniel Pitts was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 12 on his way to 24 points for Twiggs County. That makes it four consecutive games in which Pitts has scored at least a third of Twiggs County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamauree Butler, who posted 13 points.
Johnson County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Twiggs County, they moved to 2-9 with that win, which also ended their eight-game losing streak.
Johnson County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 81-49 loss against Dublin on the 4th. As for Twiggs County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-42 defeat against Academy for Classical Education on the 4th.
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