The Jenkins County War Eagles basketball team scored 55 points and limited the visiting Claxton Tigers to 45 in the War Eagles league triumph on Friday.

The War Eagles now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Jefferson County for a non-league game on Saturday, December 7. Jenkins County will confront a Warriors team coming off a 84-46 non-league loss to Southwest (Macon, GA). The Warriors record now stands at 1-4.

With the loss, Claxton falls to 2-1 on the campaign. The Tigers host Southeast Bulloch (Brooklet, GA) to confront the Yellow Jackets in a non-league game on Saturday, December 7. The Yellow Jackets go into the game with a record of 0-4. Southeast Bulloch lost 71-53 in their recent non-league game against Heritage (Conyers, GA)