Dougherty is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Upson-Lee is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dougherty Trojans will take on the Upson-Lee Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Dougherty has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 319 points over their last four games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Dougherty had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They strolled past the Seminoles with points to spare, taking the game 96-81. Dougherty's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Kaleke Singletary-Jinks and Jawuan Jinks jr were among the main playmakers for Dougherty as the former dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds and the latter scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jinks jr has scored all season. Jeremiah Kitchen was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Meanwhile, Upson-Lee didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Long County on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 53-49 victory. The victory was all the more spectacular given Upson-Lee's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while Long County is ranked 117th).
Dougherty is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Upson-Lee, their win bumped their record up to 18-10.
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