Wheeler County hasn't had much luck against Dublin recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wheeler County Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dublin Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Wheeler County ended up a good deal behind Wilcox County and lost 55-36. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 470th, while the Patriots are ranked 123rd).
Wheeler County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nikita James, who went 7 for 16 on her way to 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals, and Derrionna Madison, who posted four points and three steals. That was a full 44.4% of Wheeler County's points, marking the 12th time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Wheeler County was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 6.8.
Meanwhile, Dublin didn't have too much trouble with Jefferson County on Tuesday as they won 55-37.
This is the second loss in a row for Wheeler County and nudges their season record down to 3-13. As for Dublin, their victory bumped their record up to 7-12.
Wheeler County couldn't quite finish off Dublin when the teams last played back in November of 2024 and fell 60-58. Will Wheeler County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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