Pirates
| 02/14/25 @ Pierce County | 57 |
| 02/12/25 @ Tattnall County | 39 |
| 02/10/25 @ Cook | 72 |
| 02/08/25 @ Claxton | 65 |
| 02/07/25 vs Crisp County | 61 |
| + 22 more games |
Two dominant guards in Aldarrius Howell and Zeki Locus are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Appling County Pirates will face off against the Morgan County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Appling County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
Appling County is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Pierce County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Appling County was dealt an 85-57 loss at the hands of Pierce County. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Appling County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nate Davis posted 15 points. Davis has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Noah Henderson, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Morgan County waltzed into their game on Saturday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They enjoyed a cozy 54-40 victory over the Seminoles.
Morgan County's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points over those games. As for Appling County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-18.
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