The Banks County Leopards will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Union County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Banks County is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
Banks County stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They claimed a resounding 78-22 win over East Jackson at home. That looming 78-22 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Banks County yet this season.
Addison Hoard was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 assists. Hoard is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carley Segars, who scored ten points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Union County's good fortune finally ran out last Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 48-47 to Fannin County.
Banks County is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Union County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8.
Everything went Banks County's way against Union County when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as Banks County made off with a 46-21 victory. Will Banks County repeat their success, or does Union County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
