Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Milledgeville Athletic Club

Milledgeville Athletic Club won against Providence Classical Christian on Friday with 64 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. The Milledgeville Athletic Club Bears managed a 64-59 win over the Augusta E Eagles. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 58-55 two weeks ago.

Milledgeville Athletic Club found their leader in sophomore Branden Conner, who posted 26 points. Those 26 points set a new season-high mark for Conner. Another player making a difference was Greyson Rogers, who scored 22 points.

Augusta E's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jude Brouwer, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Ben Briley, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 19 boards. That was a full 42.4% of Augusta E's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Pete Heusel, who put up seven points.

Bears

Previous 5 Games

01/25/25 vs Augusta E	64-59
01/24/25 vs Providence Classical Christian	64-51
01/16/25 vs Covington Academy	69-54
01/11/25 @ Augusta E	58-55
01/07/25 vs Taliaferro County	65-59

The victory keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Augusta E, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season.

Milledgeville Athletic Club has already played their next contest, a 55-54 win against Covington Academy on the 30th. As for Augusta E, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-61 defeat against Providence Athletic Club on the 28th.