Screven County fought the good fight in their overtime game against Savannah on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Savannah Bluejackets by a score of 66-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (59), the Gamecocks still had to take the loss.
| 01/29/25 vs Savannah | 20 |
| 12/03/24 @ Portal | 19 |
| 01/28/25 @ Bryan County | 15 |
| 01/17/25 @ Metter | 14 |
| 12/14/24 vs First Preparatory Christian Academy | 14 |
Despite the loss, Screven County still got an impressive performance from Rodney Beckworth, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 20 rebounds. Those 20 boards gave Beckworth a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Percy Flowers, who went 5 of 11 en route to 13 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Savannah to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maki Joyner, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Joyner has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last six times he's played. Deshawn Davis was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Screven County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points per game. As for Savannah, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Coincidentally, Screven County and Savannah will both be playing Jenkins County the next time they take the court. Savannah will head out to face Jenkins County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Screven County will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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