Portal skates past Montgomery County with ease

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 10:01am

Recap: Portal Panthers vs. Montgomery County Eagles

The Portal Panthers entered their tilt with the Montgomery County Eagles with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. Portal claimed a resounding 95-51 win over Montgomery County on the road. Portal has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Portal to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Coleman, who scored 17 points along with eight assists and four steals. Coleman continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Amir Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Portal's victory bumped their record up to 25-1. As for Montgomery County, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-19 record this season.

Portal and McIntosh County Academy will face off at 8:30 p.m. on February 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Portal's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 18 matchups. As for Montgomery County, they and Jenkins County will face off at 5:30 p.m. on February 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Montgomery County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 447th, while Jenkins County is ranked 197th).

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