Having just played yesterday, the Veterans Warhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Jones County Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Veterans has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Friday, Veterans didn't have too much trouble with Thomas County Central as they won 75-61.
Meanwhile, Jones County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 48-44 heartbreaker at the hands of Locust Grove. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Wildcats are ranked 135th).
Veterans pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Jones County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Veterans was dealt a bruising 99-58 loss at the hands of Jones County in their previous matchup back in January of 2016. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Veterans was down 63-33.
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