Bleckley County lost against East Laurens back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bleckley County Royals fell 70-60 to the East Laurens Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Falcons are ranked 60th).
East Laurens was led to victory by Rashund Washington Jr. and Tylan Snead. Washington Jr. went 9 for 13 on his way to 26 points in addition to six assists and five boards, while Snead dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Skyler Snead, who posted 11 points.
Bleckley County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for East Laurens, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Bleckley County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 62-41 win against Dodge County on the 4th. As for East Laurens, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-55 victory against Dublin on the 7th.
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