The Elbert County Blue Devils will take on the Heritage Panthers in a tournament on Saturday. Heritage took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Elbert County, who comes in off a win.
Elbert County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Lincoln County to the tune of 83-30 on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Blue Devils with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Lincoln Park Academy, falling 82-47. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 31st).
Elbert County will have to contain Jayda Lyles as she made an impact in Heritage's last game. She posted 12 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Heritage is 2-1 when Lyles posts three or more steals, but 4-5 otherwise. Adryana Jones was another key player, putting up ten points.
Elbert County's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points on average over those games. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
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