Basketball Recap: Emanuel County Institute Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2025, 6:49am

Basketball Recap: Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs vs. Claxton Tigers

Emanuel County Institute was the 57-39 winner over Claxton when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs were just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 48-47 to the Claxton Tigers. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by just one point.

It was another big night for Jayda Jordan, who dropped a double-double with 35 points and 19 rebounds for Claxton. That makes it 24 consecutive games in which Jordan has scored at least a third of Claxton's points.

This is the second loss in a row for Emanuel County Institute and nudges their season record down to 9-12. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only one points. As for Claxton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-18.

Emanuel County Institute does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Claxton, they have already played their next contest, a 59-34 loss against Portal on the 11th.

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