The Lowndes Vikings and the Columbia Tigers will face off at 6:30 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Lowndes focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Saturday.
Lowndes suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Saturday. They fell just short of Camden County by a score of 57-54. The matchup was a 23-23 toss-up at halftime, but Lowndes was outscored by Camden County in the second.
Lowndes' loss came about despite a quality game from Kam Jackson, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds. Isaiah Camon was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Meanwhile, Columbia lost to Gainesville at home by a decisive 68-51 margin on Saturday. Columbia has struggled against Gainesville recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Lowndes' record is now 7-9. As for Columbia, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
Lowndes didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Columbia in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 47-43 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Columbia's Justice Kelly, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lowndes still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
