Basketball Game Preview: Taylor County Vikings vs. Macon County Bulldogs

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Previous Games

01/16/24 - Away	61-47 W
12/08/23 - Home	63-57 W
02/17/23 - Home	69-62 W
01/17/23 - Home	63-56 W
12/09/22 - Away	57-37 W
+ 5 more games

Taylor County is 9-1 against Macon County since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Taylor County Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Macon County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Taylor County comes in on ten and Macon County on seven.

Taylor County will head into Saturday's matchup having proved themselves against Marion County: Taylor County took a 27-point loss the last time they faced off against Marion County, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Taylor County narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Marion County 45-43. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Eagles are ranked 302nd), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Macon County greeted the New Year with with a 49-31 win over Schley County. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 37-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.

Macon County's win came from a few key players Taylor County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aniah Lake, who went 6 of 8 en route to 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists. That's the most assists she has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Cochran, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.

Macon County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Taylor County's victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points per game. As for Macon County, their record now sits at 7-1.

Taylor County strolled past Macon County when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 61-47. Will Taylor County repeat their success, or does Macon County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.