If Lumpkin County was feeling good fresh off their 69-49 takedown of Dawson County on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lumpkin County Indians fell 65-54 to the Rabun County Wildcats on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Wildcats are ranked 50th).
Huey Blalock was his usual excellent self, putting up 24 points along with five boards and four steals for Rabun County. Blalock's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayes Free, who made all 5 shots he took to post 14 points and five rebounds.
Lumpkin County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Rabun County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Lumpkin County will be taking part in a tournament against Gilmer at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rabun County, they will welcome Elbert County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Rabun County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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