The Furlow Charter School Falcons will challenge the Taylor County Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Furlow Charter School has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 37 straight defeats, while Taylor County will come in with seven straight victories.
Furlow Charter School is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 71-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Webster County on Tuesday. Even if the Falcons couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Rashad Dowdell, who went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Smothers, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 17 points.
Central typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Taylor County proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 69-56 victory over the Hawks. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Hawks are ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Furlow Charter School's loss dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Taylor County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Furlow Charter School was dealt a bruising 101-20 defeat at the hands of Taylor County in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Will Furlow Charter School have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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