Two dominant guards in Syriah Hogan and Courtney Bray are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lincoln County Red Devils will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Warren County Screaming Devils at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Lincoln County's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Warren County has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Tuesday, Lincoln County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 42-36 to Lake Oconee Academy.
Meanwhile, Warren County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 47-43 to Towns County.
Lincoln County will have to contain Bray as she made an impact in Warren County's last game. She went 11 for 26 en route to 29 points and five rebounds. That was a full 67.4% of Warren County's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Ja'Keria Few was another key player, putting up five points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Warren County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Warren County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Lincoln County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Lincoln County couldn't quite finish off Warren County in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 45-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bray, who had 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals. Now that Lincoln County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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