With a playoff win on the line, Murray County rose to the challenge on Friday. They secured a 71-66 W over the Morgan County Bulldogs. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Morgan County still got an impressive performance from Jaden Young, who almost dropped a double-double with 31 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Young a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Kymora Smith, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds.
Indians
| 02/28/25 vs Morgan County | 71-66 |
| 02/25/25 vs Sonoraville | 57-41 |
| 02/21/25 vs Union County | 81-42 |
| 02/18/25 vs Salem | 74-20 |
| 02/15/25 vs Sonoraville | 54-52 |
| + 10 more games |
The victory was the 15th in a row for Murray County, bringing their record for this year to 30-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points over those games. As for Morgan County, with the loss, they broke their 15-game winning streak and moved their record to 21-10.
Coming up, Murray County will take on Hardaway at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hardaway knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 games -- so hopefully Murray County likes a good challenge. Morgan County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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