Wildcats
| 12/14/24 vs Veterans | 64-65 |
| 12/13/24 vs Ware County | 70-64 |
| 12/10/24 vs Dougherty | 71-58 |
| 12/07/24 vs Houston County | 63-58 |
| 12/06/24 vs Worth County | 76-52 |
After a string of six wins, Valdosta's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to the Veterans Warhawks.
Valdosta's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brandon Brown, who went 9 for 16 on his way to 26 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jabarri Williams, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten assists.
Even though they lost, Valdosta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Veterans was led to victory by Aiden Sweenor and Trey Byrd. Sweenor posted 14 points in addition to five assists and three steals, while Byrd went 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points. The dominant performance gave Sweenor a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristen Abner, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards.
Valdosta's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Veterans, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Valdosta and Worth County will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Valdosta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62 points per game this season. As for Veterans, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Bleckley County at 7:30 p.m. Veterans also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 63.7 points per game.
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