West-Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were dealt an 80-46 loss at the hands of the Rabun County Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 208th in South Carolina, while the Wildcats are ranked 52nd in Georgia).
When it comes to explaining why West-Oak lost, don't look at Brett Winegard. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 7 on his way to 15 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Harry Burgess, who posted 12 points and seven rebounds.
Huey Blalock was his usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-6 from downtown and almost dropping a double-double on 19 points and nine assists for Rabun County. The game was Blalock's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Reed Burrell, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds.
West-Oak's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Rabun County, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
West-Oak will welcome Carolina Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. West-Oak is facing Carolina Academy at the right time seeing as Carolina Academy is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. Rabun County and Hayesville will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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