The Pike County Pirates entered their tilt with the Crawford County Eagles with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Pike County came out on top against Crawford County by a score of 56-45 on Tuesday. With that victory, Pike County brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Pike County was led to victory by Tyson Trawick and Damarien Ross. Trawick scored 17 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals, while Ross scored 16 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Trawick continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jaylen Fletcher was another key contributor, scoring 6 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals.
Despite the loss, Crawford County had strong showings from Mareo Slaton, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Jamahl Willis, who scored 12 points along with 9 rebounds. Slaton scored a full 44.4% of Crawford 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 Tyler Smith, who scored 4 points along with 5 rebounds.
Pike County now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Crawford County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pike County will challenge Jasper County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Crawford County, they will head out on the road to face off against Marion County at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
