The Pierce County Bears will take on the Appling County Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Pierce County saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They took a 61-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crisp County. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Cougars are ranked 173rd).
Meanwhile, Appling County was just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 40-39 to Tattnall County. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last nine times they've met.
Pierce County will need to focus on slowing down Maddox Jones, one of several Appling County players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 12 points. That's the most points Jones has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Aldarrius Howell, who had six points along with nine boards and seven assists.
Appling County's loss dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Pierce County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Pierce County was able to grind out a solid win over Appling County in their previous meeting back in January, winning 63-51. Does Pierce County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Appling County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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