The Greenbrier Wolfpack will square off against the Effingham County Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Effingham County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Greenbrier, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Greenbrier beat Grovetown 58-46. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wolfpack's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Warriors are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Effingham County came up short against Lakeside on Tuesday, falling 61-40. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Greenbrier is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Effingham County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Greenbrier came up short against Effingham County in their previous matchup back in November of 2014, falling 83-70. Thankfully for Greenbrier, Deshaun Wilkenson (who went 7 for 12 on his way to 17 points in addition to eight steals and six boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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