Basketball Recap: Swainsboro Wins Going Away Against Jenkins

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Previous 3 Games

12/06/25 - Home	68-54 W
12/07/24 - Away	44-48 L
01/26/24 - Home	55-63 L

Swainsboro lost to Jenkins back in December of 2024, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Tigers took down the Warriors 68-54. The Tigers pushed the score to 56-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.

Shannon Benjamin had a dynamite game, going 9-for-20 on his way to 22 points along with seven boards and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lj Morgan, who posted 21 points and three steals.

Swainsboro was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They racked up eight more assists than Jenkins' also-impressive total of ten.

Loss or not, Jenkins got some senior leadership from Jordon Massey and Dominique Johnson. Massey earned 16 points, while Johnson put up 11 points. Massey is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jausiah Manigo, who shot 45% from the field to rack up 12 points and seven rebounds.

The win made it two in a row for Swainsboro and bumps their season record up to 2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.5 points over those games. As for Jenkins, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-2.

Coming up, Swainsboro will be playing at home against Vidalia at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will give the Tigers their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Jenkins, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-39 loss against Long County on the 9th.