The Jasper County Hurricanes and the Lamar County Trojans will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Jasper County will be strutting in after a victory while Lamar County will be coming in after a loss.
Jasper County will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Social Circle, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Jasper County enjoyed a cozy 54-40 win over Social Circle on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.
Meanwhile, Lamar County played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Putnam County, falling 92-67. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 450th, while the War Eagles are ranked 51st).
Jasper County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Lamar County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Jasper County was able to grind out a solid victory over Lamar County in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, winning 65-58. Does Jasper County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lamar County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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