Twiggs County unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Rutland Hurricanes on Tuesday, falling 78-56. The Cobras were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hurricanes apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2019.
Twiggs County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Rikenzil Jenkins, who went 8 for 10 en route to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Markelvon Shine, who went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points.
Rutland's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Twiggs County has already played their next game, a 54-42 win against Trinity Christian on the 5th. Rutland has also already played their next contest (against Twiggs County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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