With a playoff game on the line, the Heard County Braves rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They blew past the Trojans 78-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Lj Green continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points and 5 assists. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rashaud Burden, who scored 12 points.
Despite the loss, Brooks County saw an underclassman step up: Anton Graham dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. Graham has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Facari Chatmon, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Even though they lost, Brooks County were working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. This was only their 15th loss (out of 22 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Heard County's win bumped their record up to 11-16. As for Brooks County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 17 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-20 record this season.
Heard County will square off against Savannah at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Heard County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten contests. Brooks County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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