Georgia High School Basketball - Northeast tops Bleckley County
January 11, 2019: Cochran, GA 31014 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Northeast Raiders (Macon, GA) and the host Bleckley County Royals (Cochran, GA), saw Northeast's basketball squad knock off Bleckley County by a tally of 56-45.
With the victory, Northeast improves its record to 14-2 on the campaign. The Raiders travel to Salem (Conyers, GA) to play the Seminoles in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 12. The Seminoles come into the challenge with a record of 10-5. Salem lost 46-45 in their recent league challenge against Eastside (Covington, GA)
Next up, the Royals play the Dublin Fighting Irish (Dublin, GA) in a AA Region 3 challenge, on Tuesday, January 15. Bleckley County will attempt to improve on its 10-9 season record. The Fighting Irish come into the challenge with a 5-8 record after their 73-59 non-league loss to West Laurens (Dexter, GA).