Georgia High School Basketball - Columbus can't hold off Americus-Sumter
January 26, 2019: Americus, GA 31709 The Americus-Sumter Panthers basketball team scored 43 points and restricted the visiting Columbus Blue Devils to 41 in the Panthers league victory on Saturday.
The Panthers now sport a 9-12 record. They put it on the line next when they host Shaw for a AAAA Region 1 contest on Tuesday, January 29. Americus-Sumter will battle a Raiders team coming off a 89-38 league win over Northside (Columbus, GA). The Raiders record now stands at 15-8.
The Blue Devils (7-15) will now prepare for their contest against Hardaway (Columbus, GA). The Hawks come into the AAAA Region 1 contest with a 11-10 record. In their last contest, Hardaway edged Americus-Sumter (Americus, GA), 64-36, in a league contest.