The Jefferson County Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Washington County Golden Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Jefferson County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-49 to Dodge County. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 15-7 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Washington County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 61-48 to East Laurens. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 358th, while the Falcons are ranked 118th).
Jefferson County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 16 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season. As for Washington County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Jefferson County was dealt a bruising 71-40 loss at the hands of Washington County in their previous meeting last Monday. Can Jefferson County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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