Telfair County falls despite strong effort from Zah'Mya McDuffie

By Team Reports Jan 10, 2024, 7:36am

Recap: Telfair County Trojans vs. Montgomery County Eagles

After flying high against the Dooly County Bobcats on Friday, the Telfair County Trojans came back down to earth. Telfair County suffered a rough 64-44 loss at the hands of Montgomery County on Saturday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Telfair County in their matchups with Montgomery County: they've now lost four in a row.

Despite the loss, Telfair County still got an impressive performance from Zah'Mya McDuffie, who scored 19 points. McDuffie scored a full 43.2% of Telfair County's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jada Batten, who scored six points along with 12 rebounds.

Montgomery County had a senior duo take command as Marley Bell dropped a double-double on 30 points and 20 rebounds and Amire Banks scored 20 points along with eight assists and six steals. The contest was Bell's 12th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Erin Adams, who scored five points along with ten rebounds and three blocks.

Telfair County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Montgomery County, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Telfair County and Jeff Davis will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Jeff Davis is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak. As for Montgomery County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Portal at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Portal is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.