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| 12/10/24 - Away | 73-72 W |
| 01/30/24 - Home | 73-68 W |
| 01/09/24 - Away | 80-54 W |
| 01/31/23 - Away | 71-55 W |
| 01/10/23 - Home | 83-65 W |
| + 4 more games |
Whitewater is 7-2 against Troup County since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Whitewater Wildcats challenge the Troup County Tigers at 7:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Whitewater lost to Upson-Lee at home by a 70-52 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Knights are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Troup County over Mary Persons in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Troup County blew Mary Persons out of the water with an 81-48 final score. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 23 points or more this season.
Whitewater better focus on containing DEE MORELAND and Jalen Brown as the pair were huge in Troup County's win. MORELAND went 6 for 9 on his way to 17 points, while Brown posted 12 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Johnson, who had nine points.
The victory made it two in a row for Troup County and bumps their season record up to 11-4. As for Whitewater, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season.
Whitewater barely slipped by Troup County when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 73-72. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Brown, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Whitewater still be able to contain Brown? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
