The Dodge County Indians won the last time they faced the Cook Hornets, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Dodge County strolled past Cook with points to spare, taking the game 48-34. Given Dodge County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while Cook is ranked 353rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dodge County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paige Ingram, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. That's the first time this season that Ingram scored 15 or more points. Lyric Green was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Dodge County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Cook, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dodge County and Wilcox County will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 19th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Cook, they will be playing at home against Fitzgerald at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fitzgerald is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
