The Dodge County Indians are taking a road trip to take on the East Laurens Falcons at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Dodge County comes in on three and East Laurens on five.
Dodge County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 74-59 victory over Wilcox County on Saturday. The Indians pushed the score to 62-36 by the end of the third, a deficit the Patriots cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, East Laurens got the win against Jefferson County on Tuesday by a conclusive 69-45. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Warriors are ranked 497th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Laurens' win came from a few key players Dodge County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kemario Mitchell, who went 9 for 16 on his way to 23 points and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tylan Snead, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine steals.
East Laurens' win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Dodge County, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Dodge County strolled past East Laurens in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 78-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dodge 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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