Clinch County won the last time they faced Irwin County and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Clinch County Panthers managed a 64-58 win over the Irwin County Indians. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Indians are ranked 439th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Irwin County still got an impressive performance from Zay Payne, who went 12 for 22 on his way to 34 points. The dominant performance gave Payne a new career-high in points. Sam Guy was another key player, putting up four points in addition to ten boards and six blocks.
Panthers
| 01/29/25 vs Irwin County | 64-58 |
| 01/28/25 vs Brooks County | 72-39 |
| 01/17/25 vs Lanier County | 56-53 |
| 01/14/25 vs Turner County | 75-63 |
| 01/11/25 vs Charlton County | 60-46 |
| + 7 more games |
Clinch County pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Irwin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Clinch County is taking a road trip to challenge Charlton County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Irwin County, they will take on Atkinson County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Irwin County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Atkinson County likes a good challenge.
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