Having just played yesterday, the Jackson County Panthers will jump right back in to play the Mill Creek Hawks at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Jackson County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging an 87-46 victory over Stephens County. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Mill Creek won against Cherokee last Friday with 72 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Mill Creek breezed by Monroe Area to the tune of 72-45. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Purple Hurricanes are ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mill Creek has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Jackson County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-8.
Jackson County came up short against Mill Creek when the teams last played back in November, falling 54-50. Can Jackson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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