The Oconee County Warriors will face off against the Jefferson Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Oconee County came up short against East Hall and fell 75-66. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Vikings are ranked 20th).
Defeat or not, Oconee County got some senior leadership from Bo Hogan and Jr Dickens. Hogan went 9 for 10 on his way to 20 points and eight rebounds, while Dickens went 6 of 11 on his way to 18 points and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Hall, who posted nine points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Oconee County was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Jefferson entered their tilt with East Forsyth on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took down the Broncos 70-52. That 18 point margin sets a new team best for the Dragons this season.
Jefferson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points per game. As for Oconee County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Oconee County came up short against Jefferson when the teams last played back in January of 2018, falling 61-57. Can Oconee County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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