Atkinson County hasn't had much luck against Irwin County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Atkinson County Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Irwin County Indians at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Atkinson County is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 51-41 to Turner County. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 459th, while the Titans are ranked 202nd).
Meanwhile, Irwin County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 64-58 to Clinch County. The Indians have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Atkinson County will have to contain Zay Payne as he made an impact in Irwin County's last game. He went 12 for 22 en route to 34 points. The dominant performance gave Payne a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Sam Guy, who posted four points along with ten rebounds and six blocks.
Irwin County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Atkinson County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Atkinson County came up short against Irwin County when the teams last played on January 11th, falling 60-52. Can Atkinson County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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