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| 01/19/24 - Home | 47-40 W |
| 02/10/23 - Home | 58-23 W |
| 01/20/23 - Away | 66-38 W |
| 11/24/20 - Home | 60-37 W |
| 12/29/15 - Neutral | 42-25 W |
Habersham Central is 5-0 against Jackson County since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The two teams will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, Habersham Central came up short against Rabun Gap-Nacoochee and fell 51-38. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Eagles are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Jackson County came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 39-31 victory over the Gladiators. The 39-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
This is the second loss in a row for Habersham Central and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Jackson County, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Habersham Central beat Jackson County 47-40 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Habersham Central 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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