The Appling County Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Charlton County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Appling County comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Saturday, Appling County was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 35-34 to Claxton.
Appling County's loss came about despite a quality game from LJ Nance, who dropped a double-double on 10 points and 11 rebounds. The contest was Nance's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Hakeem Barnum, who scored 8 points along with 9 rebounds.
Even though Charlton County has not done well against Pierce County recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Charlton County came out on top against Pierce County by a score of 43-33.
Appling County's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Charlton County, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Appling County came up short against Charlton County in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 52-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Charlton County's Ja'mari Hamilton, who scored 17 points. Now that Appling County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
