Basketball Game Preview: Quitman County Hornets vs. Terrell County Greenwave

Quitman County hasn't had much luck against Terrell County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hornets are taking a road trip to square off against the Greenwave at 6:30 p.m. Quitman County has given up an average of 50.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Quitman County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 87-83 to Miller County on Tuesday. Even if the Hornets couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.

Jaideon Peterson

Points

12/16/25 vs Miller County	25
12/05/25 vs Pataula Charter Academy	23
11/22/25 vs Pelham	15
12/02/25 @ Early County	11
11/21/25 @ Calhoun County	5

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jaideon Peterson, who shot 43% from the field to rack up 25 points along with six rebounds and four steals. He has become a key player for Quitman County: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 15 points, but 0-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Johnson, who went 7-for-15 on his way to 20 points and six boards.

Meanwhile, Terrell County ended up a good deal behind Calhoun County on Tuesday and lost 61-45. The Greenwave have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.

Like Quitman County, Terrell County lost despite seeing results from several players. Ja'Corey Williams led the charge by putting up 11 points. Another player making a difference was Dominique Polite, who posted 11 points.

Quitman County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Terrell County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

Quitman County was taken down by Terrell County 97-68 when the teams last played back in February. Thankfully for the Hornets, Cordarius Perry (who had 32 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.