Basketball Game Preview: Screven County Gamecocks vs. Portal Panthers

By Team Reports Dec 11, 2023, 2:14am

Preview: Screven County Gamecocks vs. Portal Panthers

Screven County is 1-9 against Portal since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Screven County Gamecocks will be playing at home against the Portal Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Screven 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 365th, while Portal is ranked 12th).

Last Saturday, Screven County suffered a tough 58-36 loss at the hands of Jenkins County. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Screven County in their matchups with Jenkins County: they've now lost five in a row.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Deon Dixon, who scored 5 points.

Meanwhile, Portal put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 58-45 victory over Evans.

Their wins bumped Screven County to 2-3 and Jenkins County to 5-0.

Screven County was dealt a bruising 84-38 loss at the hands of Portal in their previous meeting back in January. Will Screven County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.