Basketball Recap: Treutlen Drops Season-High Score on Dooly County

Vikings

Team Score

12/28/24 vs Dooly County	87
12/21/24 @ Emanuel County Institute	86
11/30/24 @ Dublin	85
12/07/24 vs Johnson County	71
12/17/24 @ Hawkinsville	68

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Treutlen). They were the clear victor by an 87-66 margin over the Dooly County Bobcats on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Dooly County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Sean Sallette, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 20 points in addition to five boards and four blocks. Sallette continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Javion Sanders, who went 11 of 17 on his way to 20 points.

Treutlen's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-5. As for Dooly County, their defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8.

Treutlen will host Wheeler County at 7:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025. Treutlen knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Wheeler County likes a good challenge. As for Dooly County, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Dooly County Bobcats duke it out with the Crisp County Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025.