Having just played yesterday, the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane will head out on the road to face off against the Coffee Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fitzgerald has four straight victories, Coffee has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Fitzgerald will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Thomasville, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Fitzgerald came out on top against Thomasville by a score of 72-59 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Coffee came up short against Thomas County Central on Monday, falling 67-47. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 143rd).
Fitzgerald is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Coffee, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.
Everything came up roses for Fitzgerald against Coffee in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 74-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fitzgerald since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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