After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Early County is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-court as they take on the Mitchell County Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Early County focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 21 on Thursday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Early County challenged Pataula Charter Academy. Early County breezed by Pataula Charter Academy to the tune of 40-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Early County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ka?Lyiah Ogden, who scored four points plus eight rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Ogden a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Ty'Jerrica Russell was another key player, scoring six points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, a win for Mitchell County just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Valdosta on the road and fell 62-34. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The victory got Early County back to even at 1-1. As for Mitchell County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Early County against Mitchell County in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 49-22 win. In that game, Early County amassed a halftime lead of 33-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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