The McNair Mustangs will head out to challenge the Jasper County Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McNair is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
McNair is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lamar County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. McNair took a blow against Lamar County, falling 64-26. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 459th, while the Trojans are ranked 153rd).
Meanwhile, Jasper County escaped with a win on Saturday against Greenforest by the margin of a single free throw, 37-36. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.
Jasper County's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points per game. As for McNair, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
McNair skirted past Jasper County 27-25 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will McNair repeat their success, or does Jasper County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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