The Mitchell County Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Terrell County Greenwave at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Mitchell County came up short against Pelham and fell 61-54. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Terrell County played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Westover and fell 88-42. While losing is never fun, the Greenwave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Patriots are ranked 54th).
Mitchell County will have to keep a close watch on Cordarius Perry and Michael Carter, a pair of players who had a big impact on Terrell County's prior game. Perry posted 16 points, while Carter put up ten points. Perry's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Mitchell County's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-9. As for Terrell County, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Mitchell County barely slipped by Terrell County when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 59-58. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mitchell County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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