The Greenforest Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Jasper County Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Greenforest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Jasper County likes a good challenge.
Greenforest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat W D Mohammed 88-38. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Caliphs are ranked 513th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 vs W D Mohammed | 17 |
| 01/14/25 vs Social Circle | 12 |
| 12/27/24 vs Duluth | 12 |
| 12/21/24 vs Central | 12 |
| 01/17/25 @ Putnam County | 11 |
Greenforest's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Bryce Irby, who went 10 for 14 en route to 25 points, and Kyree Taylor, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 17 points. The dominant performance gave Taylor a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Harper, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Jasper County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 73-50 to Putnam County. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Hurricanes have suffered since December 10, 2024.
Greenforest pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.1 points. As for Jasper County, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
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