Basketball Game Preview: Calhoun Yellow Jackets vs. Dougherty Trojans

The Calhoun Yellow Jackets will take on the Dougherty Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Calhoun is coming into the game hot, having won their last 12 games.

Calhoun is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They strolled past Jenkins with points to spare, taking the game 72-53. The Yellow Jackets pushed the score to 55-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dougherty, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 71-59 win over Troup County on Wednesday.

Calhoun pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. As for Dougherty, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.