After losing to the Statesboro Blue Devils the last time they met, the Ware County Gators decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Ware County walked away with a 47-36 win over Statesboro on Friday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Ware County.
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Reya Johnson, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Johnson hasn't dropped below two steals for 13 straight games. Alyssa Staten was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.
Ware County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Statesboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ware County will take on Lithonia at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lithonia comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 25 points in their last four games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse. As for Statesboro, they will be playing at home against Chamblee at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Statesboro is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Georgia (they are ranked 28th, while Chamblee is ranked 208th).
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