The Lovejoy Wildcats will take on the Wilkinson County Warriors in a tournament on Friday. Lovejoy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Lovejoy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Riverdale, but they still walked away with a 51-47 victory. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly four points.
Lovejoy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jeremiah Evans, who posted 11 points in addition to five boards and four blocks, and Noah Banks, who put up 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ken'Darrius Foreman, who posted five points and ten boards.
Lovejoy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Wilkinson County unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Dublin by a score of 62-59. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 121st).
Lovejoy's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Wilkinson County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
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