Basketball Game Preview: Douglas County Tigers vs. New Manchester Jaguar

Douglas County and New Manchester are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Douglas County Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Manchester Jaguar at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Douglas County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while New Manchester will come in with five straight wins.

It was a proper cat-fight when Douglas County faced off against Westlake on Friday. Douglas County took a blow against Westlake, falling 78-47. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Lions are ranked 33rd).

Meanwhile, New Manchester got the win against Villa Rica on Friday by a conclusive 81-55.

New Manchester is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points per game. As for Douglas County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.

Douglas County came up short against New Manchester in their previous matchup on Saturday, falling 77-64. Will Douglas County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.