Basketball Recap: Tiftarea Academy Comes Up Short + How To Watch

Tiftarea Academy lost against Fullington Academy back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Panthers took a 43-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans.

Fullington Academy can attribute much of their success to Carli Gibson, who shot 40% from the field to rack up 16 points and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Gibson a new career-high in assists (two).

Tiftarea Academy's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Fullington Academy, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Tiftarea Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 42-31 victory against Lakeside School on the 24th. As for Fullington Academy, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Southwest Georgia STEM Charter at 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd.