The Chattahoochee County Panthers will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Hawkinsville Red Devils  at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday.
 Last Saturday, Chattahoochee County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap  as they fell  44-40 to Cairo. The Panthers have now  taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
 Meanwhile, Hawkinsville  took care of business in their home opener  on Tuesday (barely). They narrowly escaped with a  victory as the  team sidled past Turner County  54-51.
 Hawkinsville had a senior duo take command as  Harlem Phillips  went 5 for 11 en route to 14 points plus eight  rebounds and four  steals and  Bryson Singletary  went 6 for 14 en route to 13 points plus six  rebounds and four  steals. The dominant performance also gave  Phillips a new career-high in  assists (four). Another player making a difference was  Nieem Blair, who  earned 14 points along with five  rebounds and two  steals.
 Chattahoochee County now  has a losing record at 1-2. As for Hawkinsville, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
 Chattahoochee County ended up a good deal behind  Hawkinsville when the teams last played  back in February, losing  73-56. Thankfully for Chattahoochee County,  Darius Anderson (who  dropped  a double-double on 21 points and 12  rebounds) 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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