The Crawford County Eagles will square off against the Pike County Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crawford County is looking for their season's first victory.
Crawford County is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Tattnall Square Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Crawford County was dealt a 52-15 defeat at the hands of Tattnall Square Academy.
Crawford County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mikayla Ivey, who had two points in addition to six rebounds and three blocks, and Ju?Lanna Daniely, who earned no points in addition to two steals.
Meanwhile, Pike County had to suffer through a 58-23 loss at the hands of Academy for Classical Education.
Despite the defeat, Pike County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Maliyah Holmes dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Sadie Lewis was another key player, scoring six points in addition to two steals.
Crawford County's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Pike County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Crawford County ended up a good deal behind Pike County when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 39-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pike County's Kerrah Foster, who had 21 points. Now that Crawford County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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