It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Shaw Raiders can now relate to. They took a hard 53-36 fall against the Tigers on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Shaw can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while Fayette County is ranked 57th).
Despite the loss, Shaw still got an impressive performance from Jade Ervin, who scored 12 points. Another player making a difference was Tiara Tucker, who scored 16 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fayette County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Megan Ohonde, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Ohonde continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrea Hope, who scored ten points along with seven steals.
Shaw's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Fayette County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Shaw does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fayette County, they will square off against Burke County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Burke County will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Fayette County surely won't give up without a fight.
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