The Brantley County Herons will face off against the Thomasville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Thomasville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Brantley County, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Brantley County strolled past Pierce County with points to spare, taking the game 37-20. Given the Herons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Bears are ranked 450th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Thomasville fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Worth County on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Rams 67-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Brantley County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points over those games. As for Thomasville, their loss dropped their record down to 14-12.
Brantley County took their victory against Thomasville in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 55-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brantley County since the squad 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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