Beach and Jenkins are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Beach Bulldogs will face off against the Jenkins Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Beach will be strutting in after a win while Jenkins will be coming in after a loss.
Beach took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 60-50 victory over Islands. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Sharks are ranked 419th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jenkins was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 54-53 to Johnson. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Atomsmashers 18-11 in the first quarter.
Jenkins' defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Beach, they moved to 10-11 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Beach strolled past Jenkins in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 55-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beach since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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