The Camden County Wildcats will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Valdosta Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Camden County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Colquitt County with a sharp 67-46 victory. Given Camden County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Colquitt County is ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Camden County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Elyiss Williams out in front who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. Williams also grabbed two steals for the first time this season. Kaleb Murray was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Valdosta entered their tilt with Lowndes with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Valdosta was the clear victor by a 63-40 margin over Lowndes. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-18.
Israel Jenrette was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two blocks for nine straight games. Another player making a difference was Eric Love, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Camden County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Valdosta, their win bumped their record up to 21-5.
Friday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Camden County have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 45.1% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Valdosta struggles in that department as they've made 40.3% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Camden County couldn't quite finish off Valdosta in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 47-45. Can Camden County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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