The Wheeler County Bulldogs suffered their biggest loss since December 5, 2023 on Saturday. They were dealt a 60-26 loss at the hands of Telfair County. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Wheeler County in their matchups with Telfair County: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the defeat, Wheeler County saw an underclassman step up: Nikita James scored 14 points along with five rebounds and two steals. That was a full 53.8% of Wheeler County's points, marking the 13th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Wheeler County struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Telfair County racked up 16 assists.
Passion Clay continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Telfair County, scoring 14 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Trynitee Newson was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Wheeler County's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Telfair County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wheeler County will challenge Jeff Davis at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Jeff Davis is on a nine-game streak of home losses, Wheeler County an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. As for Telfair County, Telfair County and Treutlen will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Georgia (Treutlen is ranked 342nd, while Telfair County is ranked 348th).
