The Escambia County Blue Devils will face off against the Georgiana Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Escambia County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.8 points per game this season.
Escambia County will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker two weeks ago after a huge 30-point win in their prior game. They fell just short of Tate by a score of 71-68. The Blue Devils' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Cleo Bolar, who went 6 for 12 en route to 19 points. His evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Carmelo Thomas, who had 14 points in addition to two steals and two blocks.
Even though they lost, Escambia County was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Georgiana had already won nine in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.7 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 73-51 victory.
Georgiana pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.8 points per game. As for Escambia County, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
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