The McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers will square off against the Screven County Gamecocks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. McIntosh County Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
McIntosh County Academy will bounce into Friday's match after beating Claxton, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. McIntosh County Academy strolled past Claxton with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 41-27. That's two games straight that the Buccaneers have won by exactly 14 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Screven County). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Claxton 77-11. The Gamecocks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 24 points or more this season.
Screven County found their leader in sophomore Jaliah Roberts, who went 10 for 16 on her way to 21 points and five boards. The contest was Roberts' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Achanti Middleton was another key player, going 5 of 10 en route to 12 points and three steals.
Screven County was working as a unit and finished the game with 29 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Screven County pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.3 points per game. As for McIntosh County Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-14.
McIntosh County Academy was taken down by Screven County 48-18 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Middleton, who posted 18 points and four steals. Now that McIntosh County Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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