The Telfair County Trojans will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Wilcox County Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 18 to 6 on the offensive boards, a fact Telfair County proved on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Wheeler County with a sharp 50-27 win.
It was another big night for Zah'Mya McDuffie, who scored 30 points along with five steals. McDuffie is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Samantha Marshall was another key contributor, scoring a point along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Wilcox County had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.6 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 57-30 victory over Wheeler County at home. Given Wilcox County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while Wheeler County is ranked 487th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Telfair County's win bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Wilcox County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season.
Telfair County suffered a grim 57-33 defeat to Wilcox County in their previous matchup two weeks ago. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Telfair County was down 33-9.
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