The Oconee County Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Jefferson Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Oconee County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against East Hall on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Oconee County lost 71-46 to East Hall. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Vikings are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Jefferson entered their tilt with West Hall on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They enjoyed a cozy 61-43 victory over the Spartans.
Jefferson has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for Oconee County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.
Oconee County couldn't quite finish off Jefferson in their previous meeting on January 7th and fell 62-59. Can Oconee County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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