Basketball Recap: Jefferson Takes Down East Hall in a Playoff Battle

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jefferson had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They took down the East Hall Vikings 53-35. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Vikings are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

02/18/25 vs East Hall	53-35
02/04/25 vs East Hall	69-53
01/28/25 vs Oconee County	39-33
01/17/25 vs Cherokee Bluff	70-58
01/09/25 vs Monroe Area	79-24
+ 5 more games

Jefferson pushed their record up to 22-5 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.6 points over those games. As for East Hall, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-13.

Coming up, Jefferson will challenge Jenkins on Friday. Jenkins will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Jefferson surely won't give up without a fight. East Hall does not have any more games scheduled as of now.