The Shiloh Generals entered their tilt with the Lanier Longhorns with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Shiloh came out on top against Lanier by a score of 64-51 on Thursday. Given Shiloh's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Lanier is ranked 194th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shiloh's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tylis Jordan led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jullien Cole, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
Shiloh has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Lanier, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-16.
Shiloh and Habersham Central will face off at 8:30 p.m. on February 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Shiloh's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 14 games. Lanier does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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