Washington County lost against East Laurens last Thursday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Washington County Golden Hawks took a 61-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Laurens Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Falcons are ranked 125th).
Loss or not, Washington County got some senior leadership from Antavion Poole and Jusden Culpepper. Poole went 5-for-6 on his way to 11 points, while Culpepper posted nine points and three steals. What's more, Poole also posted a 83% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2024. Kaden Collins was another key player, putting up five points.
East Laurens had a senior duo take command as Tylan Snead dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds and Rashund Washington Jr. dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten boards. The matchup was Snead's seventh in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler Snead, who had ten points.
Washington County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-17. As for East Laurens, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Washington County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Laurens, they will square off against Southwest at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwest will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something East Laurens surely won't give up without a fight.
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