If the Telfair County Trojans were feeling good off their 60-13 takedown of the Jeff Davis Yellowjackets last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Telfair County took a hard 55-41 fall against Wilcox County on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Telfair County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 401st, while Wilcox County is ranked 102nd).
Zah'Mya McDuffie and Passion Clay certainly did their best on Saturday to try and avoid the loss. McDuffie scored 18 points along with six steals, while Clay scored eight points along with three steals. McDuffie is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Telfair County's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Wilcox County, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Telfair County and Hawkinsville will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hawkinsville and Telfair County are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads. As for Wilcox County, they will head out on the road to square off against Crisp County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crisp County has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 15.
