The Valdosta Wildcats will face off against the Dougherty Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valdosta will be strutting in after a win while Dougherty will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Valdosta beat Worth County 57-53. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Valdosta can attribute much of their success to Makiyah Brewton, who went 8 for 19 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds and five steals, and Lauren Bloom, who went 6 for 11 en route to 12 points plus eight rebounds and six steals. The dominant performance also gave Brewton a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Meyuana Webb was another key player, earning nine points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Dougherty came up short against Colquitt County on Saturday and fell 49-40. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Packers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Valdosta is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Dougherty, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Valdosta didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Dougherty when the teams last played back in November, but they still walked away with a 52-48 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dougherty's Jatiana Chambers, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 13 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Valdosta still be able to contain Chambers? There's only one way to find out.
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