The Warren County Middle School continued their winning ways Wednesday night by picking up a pair of wins over region opponent Washington-Wilkes. The home game for Warren County marked the second and final meeting of the season between the two squads. Both Screaming Devil teams were coming off of wins against Glascock the night.The Lady Devils had already secured one victory against the Tigers of Washington-Wilkes in the season opener at Washington-Wilkes and came into the game looking to sweep the season series. Both teams struggled to score in the early going as easy layups would not fall for either team. Warren County finally found the bottom of the basket with 2:25 to go in the first period and opened the scoring floodgates for the Screaming Devils. Warren County took a 16-4 lead into the locker room at halftime.
The Lady Devils appeared to have the game in hand at the end of the third 
leading 24-9. The Tigers battled back in the fourth quarter to make it an exciting finish and narrowed the Warren County lead to only two. The Tigers used a two man press and Warren County was slow to adapt, turning the ball over numerous times. The Lady Devils were not to be denied, however, and came away with the win by the score of 30-26.
leading 24-9. The Tigers battled back in the fourth quarter to make it an exciting finish and narrowed the Warren County lead to only two. The Tigers used a two man press and Warren County was slow to adapt, turning the ball over numerous times. The Lady Devils were not to be denied, however, and came away with the win by the score of 30-26.
The Warren County Boys entered the game at home looking to avenge an earlier season opening loss to the Tigers. It looked as if the Tigers might well be on their way to a repeat performance against the Devils in the first quarter as they took an early lead in the contest. Warren County found their stride in the second quarter and went to the locker room down by only two.Coach Blount challenged his squad in the locker room by saying, "They're simply beating you to the spots when we're on defense. Don't let anybody out-hustle you!" The Devils came out of the locker room and did just that. Warren County took the lead in the third quarter and the game went back-
and-forth for pretty much the rest of the way. The Devils held on in the end, however to earn their third victory of the year by the score of 30-27.
and-forth for pretty much the rest of the way. The Devils held on in the end, however to earn their third victory of the year by the score of 30-27.Leading scorers for the girls were Tomeka Harris with 13 and Raneisha Andrews with 11. Leading the way for the boys was Deon Smith with 14 points.
The WCMS girls record now stands at 5-1 while the boys are at .500 for the first time this season with a record of 3-3. Both squads will be off until Thursday when they'll take on Glascock in Gibson.
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