Basketball Recap: Jenkins County Drops Season-High Score on Metter

War Eagles

Team Score

12/17/24 @ Metter	34
12/13/24 vs Portal	32
12/10/24 @ McIntosh County Academy	27
12/06/24 vs Claxton	27
11/25/24 @ Edmund Burke Academy	25

Jenkins County scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took a hard 48-34 fall against the Metter Tigers. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 519th, while the Tigers are ranked 209th).

Despite the loss, Jenkins County still got an impressive performance from Joyin Roberson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards. Cassie Martin was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Even though they lost, Jenkins County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Metter to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alyria Holt, who posted ten points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Chelsea Hewitt, who had 15 points and six rebounds.

Jenkins County dropped their record down to 0-9 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Metter, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.

Jenkins County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 67-33 defeat against Treutlen on the 20th. As for Metter, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-53 loss against Tattnall County on the 18th.