Pike County hasn't had much luck against Rutland recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Pike County Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Rutland Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pike County is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Thursday. They fell 65-57 to Rock Springs Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 554th, while Rock Springs Christian Academy are ranked 216th).
Meanwhile, Rutland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 52-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Callaway.
Rutland's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Pike County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Pike County came up short against Rutland in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 51-40. Can Pike County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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