The McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers and the Pierce County Bears will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
McIntosh County Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Screven County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. McIntosh County Academy was beaten by Screven County 48-18. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Gamecocks are ranked 166th).
Cynthia Timmons was McIntosh County Academy's leading scorer, having posted four points. Harper Willis held things down on the boards with six rebounds. J?Myiah Moore took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Pierce County had to endure an 11-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Crisp County on Friday, sneaking past 43-41. The Bears' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Pierce County's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-11. As for McIntosh County Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
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