Colquitt County won the last time they faced Valdosta and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Colquitt County Packers enjoyed a cozy 50-36 win over the Valdosta Wildcats. Given the Packers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Wildcats are ranked 200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Amareyia Knighton
| 02/04/25 @ Valdosta | 8 |
| 02/01/25 vs Camden County | 5 |
| 01/31/25 vs Lowndes | 5 |
| 01/28/25 vs Tift County | 5 |
| 01/18/25 vs Richmond Hill | 1 |
| + 15 more games |
Colquitt County had a senior duo take command as Amareyia Knighton went 7-for-17 on her way to 16 points along with eight boards and five steals and Amira Walters- Smith posted 22 points. That's the most rebounds Knighton has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Azaria Battle, who scored four points.
Summer Eberhart and Shakaya Hines certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Eberhart earned eight points and ten boards, while Hines put up six points and eight rebounds. Eberhart is becoming a predictor of Valdosta's success: when she posts at least ten boards the team is 4-1 (and 5-14 when she doesn't).
Colquitt County's victory bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Valdosta, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-15.
Coincidentally, Colquitt County and Valdosta will both be playing Tift County the next time they take the court. Valdosta will head out to face Tift County at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Colquitt County will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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