Having just played yesterday, the Dooly County Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Wheeler County Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Dooly County has now lost 12 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 21.
On Friday, Dooly County came up short against Hawkinsville and fell 61-49.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wheeler County). They took down Montgomery County 75-60 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Wheeler County pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points over those games. As for Dooly County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-19.
Dooly County suffered a grim 63-43 defeat to Wheeler County in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wheeler County's Michael Wright Jr., who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 boards. Now that Dooly County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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