The Twiggs Academy Trojans lost against the Crisp Academy Wildcats back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Twiggs Academy took a hard 70-54 fall against Crisp Academy. Twiggs Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Josh Nobles and Jacob Smith certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Nobles scored 18 points along with six rebounds, while Smith scored 23 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Blake Dupree, who scored four points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Crisp Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tucker Ellenberg led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. Ellenberg is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Wilk Stephens, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
Twiggs Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 15 of their last 16 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-20 record this season. As for Crisp Academy, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15.
Twiggs Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Fullington Academy at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th. Hopefully Twiggs Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Thursday. Crisp Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
