The Long County Blue Tide boys have rolled to a 7-1 start, winning games by an average of 21.7 points per game. On Saturday, Dec 16, they hosted the Claxton Tigers for their Alumni Night and the result was not much different in a 68-40 victory.

The girls took the floor first looking to get back in the win column having lost to Wayne County for the second time on Friday. It was a slow start for the Tide as they scored just 4 points in the first and trailed the Tigers 11-4 going into the second quarter.

They started to work their way back into the game, thanks in part to Makinzie Moody’s five points. They closed the gap to four points, trailing 15-11, and started to get to the foul line.

However, they could not take advantage, going 4-of-11 from the stripe in the second quarter and just 6-of-13 in the first half. They trailed the Tigers 19-14.

Claxton came out swinging in the third quarter as the Tigers built a 25-16 lead. After missing their first five attempts from three, the Tide finally hit one as Imani Pouncey sunk a three at the 6:25 mark to make the score 25-19.

A layup made the score 25-21, but the Tigers went on a 9-0 run to go up 34-21 with 2:38 left in the third and closed out on a 13-3 run to lead 38-24 going into the fourth quarter.

The deficit was just too much for the Lady Tide to overcome as they fell 51-32 to fall to 2-6 on the season.

The boys took the court and looked to keep their winning ways going. Things looked good for the Tide to start as they opened on a 14-2 run.

However, the 1-7 Tigers didn’t lay down as they closed the first on a 10-4 run and hit a 3 at the buzzer to make the score 18-12 going into the second quarter.

Their run extended to 15-4 since the 3:00 of the first quarter as they pulled to within 1 point at the 7:00 of the second quarter. The Tide then went on a 9-0 run to go up by 10 with 3:15 left in the half.

They closed the second quarter on a 13-0 run. After hitting eight 3s against Wayne County on Friday, they team struggled from 3-point range.

They missed their first 10 attempts before Roderick Randall sunk their first at the 0:45 mark of the second quarter. The Tide led 38-19 going into the locker room.

With a 19-point lead at the break, the Tide scored 19 points in the third and led 57-28 going into the fourth.

Randall led the Tide with 23 points and seven rebounds while sophomore Izaiah Brimlett added 11 points.

The teams will travel to play Tattnall County tonight before hosting the Vidalia Indians on Thursday, Dec. 21 for their final home game of 2023.