Basketball Game Preview: Brantley County Herons vs. Jeff Davis Yellowjackets

The Brantley County Herons are taking a road trip to challenge the Jeff Davis Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Brantley County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.

Brantley County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Thomasville just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 68-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (58), the Herons still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Jeff Davis ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top against Bacon County by a score of 55-48. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellowjackets.

Brantley County better keep an eye on Malachi Smith. He was instrumental in Jeff Davis' win, putting up 16 points. Smith's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Latrell Sellers, who posted ten points.

Jeff Davis is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Brantley County, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.

Brantley County strolled past Jeff Davis when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 61-44. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Smith, who put up 22 points and eight rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Brantley County still be able to contain Smith? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.