It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ware County can now relate to. They took a 60-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southwest DeKalb Panthers on Wednesday.
Messiah Mergan was his usual excellent self, going 6-for-14 to rack up 18 points and five boards for Southwest DeKalb. Another player making a difference was Kelvin Peek, III, who made all 5 shots he took for 12 points in addition to five rebounds and four blocks.
Ware County dropped their record down to 19-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Southwest DeKalb, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season.
Ware County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwest DeKalb, they will square off against McDonough at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. McDonough knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 contests -- so hopefully Southwest DeKalb likes a good challenge.
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