Troup County is 2-7 against Whitewater since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Troup County Tigers duke it out with the Whitewater Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Troup County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 contests -- so hopefully Whitewater likes a good challenge.
Troup County is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Mary Persons: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Troup County blew Mary Persons out of the water with an 81-48 final score. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 407th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Troup County can attribute much of their success to DEE MORELAND, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 17 points, and Jalen Brown, who posted 12 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Jay Johnson, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Whitewater lost to Upson-Lee at home by a 70-52 margin on Tuesday.
Whitewater has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season. As for Troup County, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Troup County and Whitewater were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but Troup County came up empty-handed after a 73-72 defeat. Can Troup County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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