Georgia High School Basketball - Tift County can't hold off Sumter County
January 29, 2022: Americus, GA 31709 The Tift County Blue Devils basketball team (Tifton, GA), was nudged 57-52 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Sumter County Panthers (Americus, GA)
The Panthers now possess a 16-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pike County for a AAA Region 2 battle on Tuesday, February 1. Sumter County will battle a Pirates team coming off a 71-22 league loss to Central (Macon, GA). The Pirates record now stands at 0-17.
The Blue Devils (14-5) will now prepare for their battle against Colquitt County (Norman Park, GA). The Packers come into the AAAAAAA Region 1 battle with a 11-8 record. In their last battle, Colquitt County edged Camden County (Kingsland, GA), 41-35, in a league battle.