The Twiggs County Cobras struggled with threes on Tuesday (the East Laurens Falcons had 500% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Twiggs County took a serious blow against East Laurens, falling 90-53. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Twiggs County in their matchups with East Laurens: they've now lost four in a row.
Twiggs County's loss came despite strong showings from Tykerrion Williams and Rikenzel Jenkins. Williams scored 18 points, while Jenkins scored 13 points. Williams scored a full 34% of Twiggs County's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Armarion Downing, who scored 6 points.
East Laurens' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rashund Washington Jr. , who scored 27 points along with 7 blocks and 6 rebounds. Tylan Snead was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds.
Twiggs County's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for East Laurens, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Twiggs County will head out on the road to face off against Bleckley County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bleckley County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Twiggs County likes a good challenge. As for East Laurens, they will be playing at home against Dodge County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dodge County will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
