Preview: Statesboro Blue Devils vs. Bradwell Institute Tigers
The Statesboro Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bradwell Institute Tigers at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Statesboro's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Bradwell Institute has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Wednesday, Statesboro strolled past Greenbrier with points to spare, taking the game 67-53. Given Statesboro's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Greenbrier is ranked 164th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Statesboro's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ja'caiden Cone, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamron (kam) Mikell, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, even though Ware County scored an imposing 58 points on Wednesday, Bradwell Institute still came out on top. Bradwell Institute secured a 63-58 W over Ware County.
Statesboro is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Bradwell Institute, their win bumped their record up to 21-5.
Statesboro didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Bradwell Institute in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 62-57 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bradwell Institute's Tahshaun Frasier, who scored 31 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Statesboro still be able to contain Frasier? There's only one way to find out.
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