The Taliaferro County JAGUARS's's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 80-21 loss at the hands of Warren County. Taliaferro County was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-8.
Despite the defeat, Taliaferro County saw an underclassman step up: Tyriq Long scored 10 points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Taliaferro County struggled to work together and finished the game with only a assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Warren County racked up 19.
Leading Warren County to victory were Cosa Pender and Torossie Leslie. Pender scored 16 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 steals, while Leslie went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 0 assists. That makes it two consecutive games in which Leslie has scored at least 25% of Warren County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamar Jones, who scored 10 points along with 3 steals.
Taliaferro County's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Warren County, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Taliaferro County will be playing in front of their home fans against Washington-Wilkes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Warren County, they will head out on the road to face off against Glenn Hills at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Glenn Hills is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
