Having just played yesterday, the Hawkinsville Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Montgomery County Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hawkinsville will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Dooly County, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Hawkinsville walked away with a 61-49 win over Dooly County on Friday.
Zernard Smith
| 02/07/25 @ Dooly County | 9 |
| 02/01/25 @ Wilcox County | 5 |
| 01/07/25 @ Telfair County | 5 |
| 12/21/24 vs Crisp County | 4 |
| 12/13/24 @ Fitzgerald | 4 |
Hawkinsville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zernard Smith led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine steals. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Martin Mcdonald, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Montgomery County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They took a 75-60 bruising from Wheeler County.
Hawkinsville now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Montgomery County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-19.
Hawkinsville was able to grind out a solid victory over Montgomery County when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 66-55. Will Hawkinsville repeat their success, or does Montgomery County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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