The Jenkins County War Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Edmund Burke Academy Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Jenkins County focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 39 on Monday.
Jenkins County is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Glascock County on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Jenkins County had to suffer through a 50-11 loss at the hands of Glascock County.
Jenkins County got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Joyin Roberson and
Haley Newton, who each put up three points. Roberson also led the team in rebounds with seven.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Edmund Burke Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They breezed by Aquinas to the tune of 66-36 on Saturday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-12.
Leila Eastmead was a one-man wrecking crew for Edmund Burke Academy as she shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a triple-double on 25 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists. The dominant performance gave Eastmead a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Palmer, who went 6 for 11 en route to 13 points plus seven rebounds.
Edmund Burke Academy pushed their record up to 1-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Jenkins County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Jenkins County came up short against Edmund Burke Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 61-48. Can Jenkins County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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