Jenkins County has won three straight games at home, while McIntosh County Academy has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Jenkins County War Eagles will host the McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Jenkins County didn't have too much trouble with Claxton as they won 62-46.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led McIntosh County Academy over Groves in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. McIntosh County Academy enjoyed a cozy 65-46 victory over Groves. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Rebels are ranked 375th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McIntosh County Academy's win came from a few key players Jenkins County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Craig Battle, who went 7 for 16 en route to 19 points in addition to eight assists and eight rebounds. That's the most assists he has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Mj Quarterman, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards.
McIntosh County Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Jenkins County, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Jenkins County was taken down by McIntosh County Academy 62-30 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Quarterman, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Now that Jenkins County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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