Bleckley County is 4-0 against Jefferson County since January of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bleckley County Royals will head out on the road to face off against the Jefferson County Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Bleckley County came up short against Swainsboro and fell 57-46. While losing is never fun, Bleckley County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while Swainsboro is ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Jefferson County, who are still winless after their 14th match. They were outmatched by Swainsboro at home and fell 93-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Jefferson County has suffered yet this season.
NaTalyah Lane was Jefferson County's leading scorer, having posted eight points.
Kamayah Lee held things down on the boards with four rebounds.
Bleckley County's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8. As for Jefferson County, they dropped their record down to 0-14 with that loss, which was their 15th straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Bleckley County against Jefferson County in their previous matchup two weeks ago as the team secured a 74-19 win. With Bleckley County ahead 38-17 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
