The Sneads Pirates picked up their third straight victory Saturday night at home with a wire to wire 49-47 win over the Blountstown Tigers.
Darius Williams scored 17 points to lead Sneads (11-7), with John Locke and Jeremy Wert each adding 11.
Larry Jackson led Blountstown with 18 points but missed a tying shot attempt in the waning seconds.
Sneads led by five at the end of the second and third quarters and extended the lead to 10 in the fourth before the Tigers made a late charge.
A 3-pointer by Jackson cut the margin to a point with 17 seconds left, and Locke was put on the foul line for a one-and-one soon after.
Locke made 1 of 2 from the charity stripe, and Jackson’s final shot was off the mark, giving the Pirates their third win of the week after beating Ponce De Leon and Wewahitchka earlier.
“We played pretty well overall. It was probably the best man to man defense we’ve played all year,” Sneads coach Kelvin Johnson said. “That was big. It was just a good confidence booster to keep our spirits up. It was a good week. We’re starting to play a little better right now.”
Miah Jackson also had 15 points for Blountstown.
For Sneads, the next game is the biggest of the season so far, as the Pirates host the Graceville Tigers on Tuesday night in a game that will likely determine the district’s second seed between the two teams tied for second at 7-3.
“It’s not a must win, but we need to win it,” Johnson said. “It’s something our guys are looking forward to.”
To win, Johnson said the team will have to continue to bring the same energy on the defensive end that it has in recent games.
“I think the big difference has been that our effort on defense has been real good,” he said. “If we get a good effort and can keep people from scoring 60 or 70 points, we do okay. We don’t score a whole bunch of points ourselves, so we need to keep people in the 40s and 50s to win.”
Starting guard Devin Hayes, who has missed all of January due to injury, will not be back for Tuesday’s game, according to Johnson.
The game will tip at 7 p.m.
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