Wilkinson County lost against Dublin two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Wilkinson County Warriors fell just short of the Dublin Fighting Irish by a score of 62-59. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 87th).
Matravious Linder had a dynamite game for Dublin, going 7 for 12 on his way to 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristian Bell, who posted ten points.
Warriors
| 12/20/24 @ Dublin | 59-62 |
| 12/17/24 vs Montgomery County | 61-46 |
| 12/14/24 vs Wilcox County | 43-41 |
| 12/13/24 @ Dooly County | 56-42 |
| 12/10/24 @ Montgomery County | 81-69 |
With the defeat, Wilkinson County broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4. As for Dublin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wilkinson County will be taking part in a tournament against Lovejoy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lovejoy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season. As for Dublin, they and Johnson County will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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