Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Southwest walked away with it. They walked away with a 65-54 victory over the Toombs County Bulldogs on Saturday. 65 seems to be a good number for the Patriots as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
C.J. Howard
| 03/01/25 vs Toombs County | 23 |
| 02/26/25 vs Temple | 20 |
| 02/22/25 vs Banks County | 22 |
| 02/15/25 @ Dublin | 25 |
| 02/14/25 vs East Laurens | 15 |
| 02/07/25 vs Northeast | 18 |
Southwest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from C.J. Howard, who posted 23 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Howard's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Chase Dupree was another key player, dropping a double-double with 21 points and 17 boards.
Howard wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Southwest was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Toombs County only three assists.
Despite the loss, Toombs County still got an impressive performance from Mike Polke, who went 6-for-13 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cornelius Bullard, who earned nine points and six boards.
Southwest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. With the defeat, Toombs County broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-12.
Coming up, Southwest will take on Business Engineering Science Tech at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Business Engineering Science Tech comes in on five and Southwest on 13. Toombs County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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