It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Washington County Panthers can now relate to. The contest between them and the Falcons wasn't particularly close, with the Panthers falling 61-43. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Washington County has scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bertie to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zymiere Dempsey, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Dempsey has scored at least a third of Bertie's points. Jah'Kelvin Rascoe was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with eight assists and seven steals.
Washington County's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-4. As for Bertie, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 27-3.
Washington County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Bertie's road trip will continue as they head out to face Wilson Prep at 4:00 p.m. on March 11th. One thing working in Wilson Prep's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten contests.
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