Cook was the 54-48 winner over Crisp County when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Cook Hornets took a blow against the Crisp County Cougars on Tuesday, falling 83-40. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 505th, while the Cougars are ranked 189th).
Tucker Rountree and Tyler Terrell certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Rountree dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 rebounds, while Terrell posted four points. That was a full 42.5% of Cook's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Crisp County was led to victory by Caden Lofton and Zakariyya Dwight. Lofton went 6 of 13 en route to 15 points along with 14 boards and ten assists, while Dwight dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, Lofton is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Jaylon Cooper, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
Cook's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Crisp County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Tattnall County the next time they take the court. Cook will host Tattnall County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while Crisp County will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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