Echols County is 0-10 against Clinch County since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Echols County Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Clinch County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Echols County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while Clinch County is ranked 166th).
Echols County suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a rough 90-42 loss at the hands of Charlton County. Echols County was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-25.
Even though Clinch County has not done well against Turner County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Clinch County strolled past Turner County with points to spare, taking the game 71-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Echols County has not been sharp recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-11 record this season. As for Clinch County, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Echols County was dealt a bruising 80-20 defeat at the hands of Clinch County in their previous meeting on January 11th. Will Echols County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.