After losing to Greenforest the last time they met, Jasper County decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Jasper County Hurricanes slipped by the Greenforest Eagles 37-36 on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Hurricanes' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Eagles are ranked 119th).
Greenforest's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andela Mirkovic, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points. The dominant performance gave Mirkovic a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marianah Achol, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 13 points.
Jasper County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Greenforest, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jasper County will square off against McNair at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Jasper County's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while McNair has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road. As for Greenforest, they will challenge Towers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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