Basketball Game Preview: Treutlen Vikings vs. Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs

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Previous Games

12/21/24 - Away	86-57 W
12/12/23 - Home	90-48 W
11/28/23 - Away	92-41 W
12/13/22 - Away	87-39 W
11/29/22 - Home	93-31 W
+ 5 more games

Treutlen is 8-2 against Emanuel County Institute since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Treutlen Vikings will host the Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Treutlen will head into Saturday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They were dealt a 77-49 loss at the hands of East Laurens. The game marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Emanuel County Institute was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Savannah and fell 69-17. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 530th, while the Bluejackets are ranked 80th).

Emanuel County Institute's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Treutlen, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.

Everything came up roses for Treutlen against Emanuel County Institute in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured an 86-57 victory. Will Treutlen repeat their success, or does Emanuel County Institute have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.