Thomas County Central and Cairo are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. Both teams will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Thomas County Central pushed their score all the way to 57 last Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Tift County at home by a decisive 71-57 margin. It was the first time this season that Thomas County Central let down their fans at home.
Thomas County Central's loss came about despite a quality game from Travesha Giddens, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds. Giddens is absolutely dominating the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kirsten Guyton, who scored ten points.
Even though they lost, Thomas County Central were working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cairo's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by Shaw 53-25. While losing is never fun, Cairo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while Shaw is ranked 209th).
Thomas County Central's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-2. As for Cairo, their loss was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-14.
Everything came up roses for Thomas County Central against Cairo in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 65-32 victory. With Thomas County Central ahead 41-19 at the half, the match was all but over already.
