The Josey Eagles will face off against the Burke County Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Josey has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 7.
Josey is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Laney on Friday. Josey fell 61-52 to Laney. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 460th, while the Wildcats are ranked 105th).
Meanwhile, Burke County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Thomson on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 69-65 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Josey's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Burke County, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Josey took a serious blow against Burke County when the teams last played back in December of 2021, falling 77-49. Can Josey avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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