The Mitchell County Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Miller County Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mitchell County is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Mitchell County's tournament run continued when they took on Thomas County Central on Saturday. Mitchell County fell 51-40 to Thomas County Central. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 169th).
Meanwhile, Miller County played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 54-27 loss at the hands of Bainbridge. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Bearcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Miller County's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Mitchell County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Mitchell County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Miller County when the teams last played back in February, but they still walked away with a 40-36 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Miller County's Hannah Cratic, who went 6 for 14 on her way to 19 points and six rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mitchell County still be able to contain Cratic? There's only one way to find out.
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