Buford hasn't had much luck against Andrew Jackson recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Buford Yellow Jackets will host the Andrew Jackson Volunteers at 8:00 p.m.
Buford is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Monday. They took a 61-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of McBee. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Panthers are ranked 115th).
Meanwhile, Andrew Jackson came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Patriots with points to spare, taking the game 54-38.
Buford better focus on containing Bryce Peterson and Damias Seegars as the pair were huge in Andrew Jackson's win. Peterson posted 17 points, while Seegars put up 17 points. The contest was Peterson's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jy'Kevius Johnson, who had seven points.
Andrew Jackson pushed their record up to 6-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Buford, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Buford was taken down by Andrew Jackson 96-42 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Peterson, who shot 5-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double on 34 points and ten assists. Now that Buford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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