The Tift County Blue Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Lowndes Vikings at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Tift County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Richmond Hill just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 38-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Blue Devils came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Wildcats are ranked 253rd).
Colquitt County typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Lowndes proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Packers by a score of 50-37.
Lowndes has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Tift County, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.
Tift County ended up a good deal behind Lowndes in their previous matchup back in January, losing 53-37. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lowndes' Kam Jackson, who went 8 for 16 on his way to 20 points and four steals. Now that Tift County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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