The Cairo Syrupmakers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Thomasville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cairo will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Cairo is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. 2025 welcomed they with a 57-31 loss courtesy of Bainbridge on Friday. The Syrupmakers were down 46-21 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Thomasville's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 57-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln.
Despite the defeat, Thomasville saw an underclassman step up: freshman Harmony Bryant dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Thomasville is 2-1 when Bryant posts eight or more boards, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of A'Naijah Thurman, who posted eight points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Thomasville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Thomasville's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Cairo, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Cairo was taken down by Thomasville 60-25 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cairo was down 36-11.
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