Emanuel County Institute hasn't had much luck against Jenkins County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs will challenge the Jenkins County War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Emanuel County Institute will be strutting in after a win while Jenkins County will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, Emanuel County Institute made easy work of Treutlen and carried off a 51-29 victory. The match marked the Bulldogs' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Jenkins County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 24th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 57-19 loss at the hands of Bryan County. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 531st, while the Redskins are ranked 104th).
Emanuel County Institute's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Jenkins County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-23.
Emanuel County Institute strolled past Jenkins County in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 40-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Emanuel County Institute since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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