The Bacon County Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the Worth County Rams at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bacon County will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Bacon County will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 24) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Fitzgerald out 35-33.
Meanwhile, Worth County hadn't done well against Thomasville recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Worth County put the hurt on Thomasville with a sharp 56-35 win.
Worth County found their leader in sophomore Jariah Williams, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine steals. Williams is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 14 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Khalonee Bender, who posted 14 points and eight rebounds.
Worth County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive matches.
Worth County pushed their record up to 8-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Bacon County, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Bacon County came up short against Worth County in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 54-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williams, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten steals. Now that Bacon County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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