The Hawkinsville Red Devils will square off against the Wheeler County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hawkinsville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season.
On Saturday, Hawkinsville was able to grind out a solid win over Wilcox County, taking the game 51-43.
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Hawkinsville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kamari Blackshear, who posted 11 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Blackshear is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Martin Mcdonald, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Wheeler County unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 70-61 to Dublin. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 156th).
Hawkinsville now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Wheeler County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8.
Hawkinsville won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in January, slipping by Wheeler County 47-46. Will Hawkinsville repeat their success, or does Wheeler County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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