Cairo lost against Dougherty on January 10th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cairo Syrupmakers were beaten by the Dougherty Trojans 83-50. While losing is never fun, the Syrupmakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Trojans are ranked 101st).
It was another big night for Jawuan Jinks Jr, who posted 17 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals for Dougherty. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleke Jinks, who scored 14 points along with five boards and four steals.
Cairo's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Dougherty, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
Cairo will challenge Peach County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cairo is facing Peach County at the right time seeing as Peach County is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Dougherty, they will head out on the road to challenge Westover at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dougherty has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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