Gilmer lost against Calhoun on January 8th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Gilmer Bobcats took a 74-55 bruising from the Calhoun Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 155th).
Despite the loss, Gilmer still got an impressive performance from Jd Taylor, who went 8 for 19 en route to 23 points and five boards. That was a full 41.8% of Gilmer's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Boston Teague, who earned five points and five rebounds.
Calhoun's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trey Perkins, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards. Beau Kelly was another key player, going 5 of 6 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds.
Gilmer now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Calhoun, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing LaFayette the next time they take the court. Calhoun will head out to face LaFayette at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Gilmer will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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