The Troup County Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Mary Persons Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Troup County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Troup County will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating LaGrange, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Troup County took down LaGrange 60-45 on Thursday. The Tigers pushed the score to 52-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Grangers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Mary Persons was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Fayette County, falling 64-44. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Tigers are ranked 167th).
Mary Persons' defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Troup County, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Everything came up roses for Troup County against Mary Persons in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 92-64 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Troup County since the team 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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