Zah'Mya McDuffie leads a balanced attack to beat Hawkinsville

By Team Reports Feb 19, 2024, 5:33am

Recap: Telfair County Trojans vs. Hawkinsville Red Devils

Even though the Hawkinsville Red Devils scored an imposing 55 points on Saturday, the Telfair County Trojans still came out on top. Telfair County walked away with a 63-55 win over Hawkinsville. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Telfair County also won the last time the pair played back in January.

Telfair County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zah'Mya McDuffie, who scored 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds. McDuffie is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Trynitee Newson, who scored 20 points.

When it comes to explaining why Hawkinsville lost, one person who can't be blamed is Makayla Edwards. Despite the final result, she scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Edwards hasn't dropped below two steals for 19 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Sequoyah Whitehead, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.

Telfair County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for Hawkinsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.

Telfair County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Hawkinsville also has no future games currently scheduled.

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