Portal waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs by a score of 44-35. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 34-26 back in January.
Portal's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but London Blackmon led the charge by dropping a double-double on 11 points and 19 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Blackmon a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Millie Kingsberry, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine steals.
Panthers
| 02/01/25 @ Emanuel County Institute | 44-35 |
| 01/31/25 vs McIntosh County Academy | 45-24 |
| 01/28/25 @ Claxton | 43-38 |
| 01/18/25 @ Southeast Bulloch | 50-34 |
Portal smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 18 consecutive games.
Portal pushed their record up to 10-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Emanuel County Institute, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-10.
Portal will square off against Jenkins County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Portal is facing Jenkins County at the right time seeing as Jenkins County is stuck on a 20-game losing streak. Emanuel County Institute has already played their next contest (against Treutlen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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