Bleckley County lost against East Laurens back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Bleckley County Royals fell to the East Laurens Falcons 60-55. 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 256th, while the Falcons are ranked 116th).
When it comes to explaining why Bleckley County lost, don't look at Nykez Farrow. Despite the final result, he went 11-for-18 on his way to 26 points. Patrick Roberts also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Laurens to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rashund Washington Jr., who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards. The contest was Washington Jr.'s sixth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Tylan Snead, who posted nine points along with six rebounds and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Bleckley County and nudges their season record down to 16-13. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points over those games. As for East Laurens, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Bleckley County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-51 loss against Business Engineering Science Tech on the 19th. As for East Laurens, they have also already played their next contest, a 71-59 victory against Thomasville on the 19th.
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