The Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Bacon County Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Fitzgerald's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
On Thursday, Fitzgerald made easy work of Berrien and carried off a 75-55 win. Given the Purple Hurricane's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Rebels are ranked 463rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bacon County strolled past Berrien with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 74-60.
Bacon County has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points per game. As for Fitzgerald, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.
Fitzgerald suffered a grim 80-54 defeat to Bacon County in their previous meeting on January 14th. Can Fitzgerald avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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