The Portal Panthers will take on the Warren County Screaming Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Portal sitting on 17 straight victories and Warren County on 14.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Portal walked away with it. They snuck past the Bobcats with a 54-50 win on Saturday. Given Portal's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Early County is ranked 161st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elijah Coleman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and five assists. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last ten times he's played. Joseph Thomas was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Meanwhile, even though Christian Heritage scored an imposing 56 points on Saturday, Warren County still came out on top. Warren County walked away with a 64-56 win over Christian Heritage.
Portal pushed their record up to 28-1 with that win, which was their 28th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points per game. As for Warren County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
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