East Laurens is 1-8 against Washington County since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Laurens Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Washington County Golden Hawks at 7:30 p.m. East Laurens knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Washington County likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, East Laurens was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 70-64 to Dodge County. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Falcons came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Indians are ranked 266th).
Meanwhile, Washington County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 57-49 to Dublin.
Washington County's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for East Laurens, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.
East Laurens didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Washington County in their previous matchup last Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 68-63 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Washington County's Brashod Heggs, who went 8 for 15 on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Laurens still be able to contain Heggs? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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