The Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets won the last time they faced the Northside Eagles, and things went their way on Friday too. Thomas County Central took down Northside 53-34. Given Thomas County Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Northside is ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Travesha Giddens continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 17 rebounds. She hasn't dropped below nine rebounds for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Kirsten Guyton, who scored seven points along with 11 rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Thomas County Central and bumps their season record up to 18-6. As for Northside, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-17.
Thomas County Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-24 win vs. Houston County on the 10th. Northside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
