The Pierce County Bears will be taking part in a tournament against the Crisp County Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Pierce County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Brantley County, but they still walked away with a 51-45 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Meanwhile, Crisp County had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They strolled past the Pirates with points to spare, taking the game 76-61. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Pirates are ranked 435th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pierce County better keep an eye on Zakariyya Dwight. He was instrumental in Crisp County's win, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. Dwight's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Courtney Oliver 4, who went 9 for 18 en route to 21 points.
Crisp County pushed their record up to 20-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.0 points over those games. As for Pierce County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.
Pierce County suffered a grim 73-51 defeat to Crisp County in their previous matchup last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dwight, who shot 4-for-5 from long range and dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten boards. Now that Pierce County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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