The Statesboro Blue Devils and the Telfair County Trojans will round out the year against one another at at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Statesboro beat Portal 48-39. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Meanwhile, Telfair County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 74-58 victory over Dodge County. 74 seems to be a good number for the Trojans as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Statesboro better focus on containing Passion Clay and Ty'Kristiany Jones as the pair were huge in Telfair County's win. Clay posted 22 points in addition to eight boards and four steals, while Jones put up 17 points along with six rebounds and five steals. That's the most boards Clay has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Jada Batten, who had 13 points and eight rebounds.
Telfair County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Telfair County's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Statesboro, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Everything came up roses for Statesboro against Telfair County when the teams last played back in December of 2022, as the squad secured a 71-24 victory. Will Statesboro repeat their success, or does Telfair County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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