The Toombs County Bulldogs will square off against the Southwest Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Toombs County sitting on seven straight wins and Southwest on 12.
Toombs County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Vidalia 46-43.
Meanwhile, Southwest beat Temple 65-52 on Wednesday. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st in Georgia, while the Tigers are ranked 128th in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Toombs County better keep an eye on C.J. Howard. He was instrumental in Southwest's win, going 7-for-12 on his way to 20 points. The game was Howard's fifth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Ashley, who posted 11 points.
Southwest pushed their record up to 26-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points over those games. As for Toombs County, their win bumped their record up to 18-11.
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