Basketball Preview: Chattahoochee County Panthers vs. Hawkinsville Red Devils
The Chattahoochee County Panthers will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Hawkinsville Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Saturday, Chattahoochee County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 44-40 to Cairo. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Hawkinsville took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (barely). They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Turner County 54-51.
Hawkinsville had a senior duo take command as Harlem Phillips went 5 for 11 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds and four steals and Bryson Singletary went 6 for 14 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Phillips a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Nieem Blair, who earned 14 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Chattahoochee County now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Hawkinsville, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Chattahoochee County ended up a good deal behind Hawkinsville when the teams last played back in February, losing 73-56. Thankfully for Chattahoochee County, Darius Anderson (who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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