Fans were treated to a battle of the Wildcats on Tuesday. Sweetwater fell 64-56 to Polk County. Sweetwater just can't catch a break and has now endured six defeats in a row.
Bryson Burgess
| 02/11/25 @ Polk County | 19 |
| 11/26/24 @ Midway | 17 |
| 01/07/25 vs Sequoyah | 16 |
| 01/31/25 vs Polk County | 15 |
| 01/23/25 vs McMinn Central | 15 |
Sweetwater's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Bryson Burgess, who went 6-for-13 en route to 19 points and three steals, and Kolt Correll, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Those 19 points gave Burgess a new career-high. Nolan Dacus was another key player, putting up two points along with 12 boards and five assists.
Even though they lost, Sweetwater smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Polk County only five offensive rebounds.
Polk County found their leader in freshman Benjamin Webb, who posted 21 points in addition to six steals and five assists. Webb is becoming a predictor of Polk County's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 6-1 (and 6-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Zanten Branham, who put up 20 points.
Sweetwater's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Polk County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Sweetwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Polk County, they have already played their next match, a 90-43 victory against Hiwassee Dam on the 14th.
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