Basketball Game Preview: Long County Blue Tide vs. Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets

The Long County Blue Tide will square off against the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Long County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Long County came up short against Windsor Forest and fell 83-74. While losing is never fun, the Blue Tide can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Knights are ranked 64th).

Long County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jy'Son Mallard, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 19 points, and Christopher Hatfield, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 points gave Hatfield a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zyi'Air Holt, who posted 17 points and seven boards.

Meanwhile, Southeast Bulloch had to suffer through a 70-43 loss at the hands of Groves. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now lost five in a row.

Southeast Bulloch's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Long County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-10.

Long County strolled past Southeast Bulloch in their previous meeting back in November of 2017 by a score of 56-37. Does Long County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southeast Bulloch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.