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Towns County holds off Tallulah Falls' second half comeback attempt
The Indians hosted #1-ranked Towns County Thursday and were handed their fourth consecutive loss in a 47-44 final. Despite several times being within a single possession, TFS couldn't take a lead in a physical game.
Towns County opened the game with an 8-3 run, but Neyo Bain kept TFS in contention with seven points in the quarter. The visitors held a 16-10 advantage, and outscored Tallulah 15-9 in the second to go up 31-19. The Indians then had a 14-2 run that spanned the entire third quarter, making it just a 35-33 deficit heading into the final quarter. Jay Taylor hit a long jumper, and Zakhar Valasiuk had a clutch 3-pointer in the third, with the latter going for eight points in the quarter.
In the fourth, neither team could get much to go, though Towns hit several free throws to go back up nine points before a Bain triple and layup got it back to within 44-39. Taylor hit another triple to make it a 5-point game late, and a Sam Ketch putback had TFS down just three in the closing seconds. However, Towns County held on from there for the 47-44 win.
Bain led TFS in scoring with 14 points, as Valasiuk had 13 with three buckets from beyond the arc. Taylor finished with eight, Hayden Bootle three, and two apiece for Ketch, Brian Neely, and Stevan Gabric.
TFS is now 2-4 overall on the season, with an away game Friday at Stephens County.