The Crisp County Cougars's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight defeat. They took a 55-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Columbus. While losing is never fun, Crisp County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while Columbus is ranked 164th).
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaylon Cooper, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten assists. It was the first time this season that Cooper posted eight or more assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Zakariyya Dwight, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Columbus found their leader in underclassman Savon Kelly, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Karson Baldwin, who scored 13 points.
Crisp County dropped their record down to 9-16 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Columbus, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Crisp County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Columbus also has no future games currently scheduled.
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