Terrell County is 2-8 against Early County since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Terrell County Greenwave will challenge the Early County Bobcats at 6:00 p.m.
Terrell County came up into this matchup off a tough 22-point defeat on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Mitchell County by a score of 23-21 on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Greenwave's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Jentaiya Rushing, who posted 15 points.
Meanwhile, Early County had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They secured a 31-27 W over the Pirates.
Terrell County better keep an eye on Ty'Jerrica Russell. She was instrumental in Early County's win, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Russell has been hot, having also posted three or more steals the last seven times she's played. Nakevia Brown was another key player, putting up eight points and eight rebounds.
Early County pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 16.3 points per game. As for Terrell County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Terrell County came up short against Early County when the teams last played back in February, falling 48-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Early County's Jacorra Russell, who went 12 of 16 on her way to 26 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Now that Terrell County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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