The Crisp County Cougars entered their tilt with the Worth County Rams with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Crisp County narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Worth County 56-53. That's another feather in the cap for Crisp County, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
It was another big night for Zakariyya Dwight, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Crisp County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zymarion Hudson, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Worth County lost on Tuesday, one person who can't be blamed is James Raymond. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. The matchup was Raymond's fourth in a row with at least ten points. GRANT JUSTER was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with three steals.
Crisp County's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Worth County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-1.
Crisp County will head out on the road to face off against Dooly County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dooly County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 443rd, while Crisp County is ranked 157th). As for Worth County, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Colquitt County at 7:30 p.m. Colquitt County comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
