With a playoff game on the line, the Dublin Fighting Irish rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They strolled past the Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 51-37. The win made it back-to-back wins for Dublin.
Leading Dublin to victory were Nahallie Turnley and Tahara Diallo. Turnley dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds, while Diallo scored 20 points along with five rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ra'nyya Washington, who scored four points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Metter lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Amiya Walker, who scored eight points. Za'kyah Byrd was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Dublin is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Metter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-6.
Dublin will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Lamar County at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Lamar County will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Dublin surely won't give up without a fight. Metter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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