Basketball Game Preview: Taylor County Vikings vs. Wilkinson County Warriors

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Previous 4 Games

12/06/24 - Home	59-24 W
12/09/23 - Away	77-21 W
02/22/22 - Home	63-53 W
12/29/15 - Neutral	66-27 W

Taylor County is 4-0 against Wilkinson County since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Taylor County Vikings just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Wilkinson County Warriors at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Taylor County has seven straight victories, Wilkinson County has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Friday, Taylor County didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Upson-Lee, but they still walked away with a 48-43 win. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Knights are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Wilkinson County took a blow against Dublin on Friday, falling 73-33.

Taylor County pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.6 points per game. As for Wilkinson County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.

Everything came up roses for Taylor County against Wilkinson County when the teams last played two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 59-24 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taylor County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.