Montgomery County lost to Telfair County on January 3rd and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Eagles had to suffer through a 60-11 loss at the hands of the Trojans. 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 528th, while the Trojans are ranked 215th).
Telfair County was led to victory by Ty'Kristiany Jones and Trynitee Newson. Jones almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine boards, while Newson shot 54% from the field on her way to 15 points and four steals. Jones has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 16 times she's played. Hennessy Livingston was another key player, putting up eight points.
This is the second loss in a row for Montgomery County and nudges their season record down to 2-19. As for Telfair County, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Montgomery County is set to face off against their familiar foe Treutlen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Telfair County will take on rival Dooly County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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