Dougherty won the last time they faced Cairo and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Dougherty Trojans took their match with ease, bagging an 83-50 win over the Cairo Syrupmakers. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Syrupmakers are ranked 402nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jawuan Jinks Jr, who posted 17 points along with six boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Kaleke Jinks, who scored 14 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Dougherty has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Cairo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Dougherty will head out on the road to take on Westover at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westover is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.9 points per game this season. As for Cairo, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Peach County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cairo is facing Peach County at the right time seeing as Peach County is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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