The Jefferson County Warriors will challenge the Northeast Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with ten consecutive losses for Jefferson County and three for Northeast.
Jefferson County is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since December 6, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 69-45 to East Laurens. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the Falcons are ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, Northeast ended up a good deal behind Central on Tuesday and lost 59-45. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly 14 points.
Jefferson County will have to contain Keundre Jackson as he made an impact in Northeast's last game. He dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Keiland ?JuJu? Miley, who posted five points.
Even though they lost, Northeast smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Jefferson County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
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