Jackson County hasn't had much luck against Winder-Barrow recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Jackson County Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Winder-Barrow Bulldoggs at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Jackson County came up short against Habersham Central and fell 71-59. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Raiders are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Winder-Barrow had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 51-48. The 51-point effort marked the Bulldoggs' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Winder-Barrow's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.8 points. As for Jackson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Jackson County took a serious blow against Winder-Barrow in their previous meeting on January 3rd, falling 72-45. Can Jackson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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