East Laurens is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Washington County is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The East Laurens Falcons will challenge the Washington County Golden Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, East Laurens took their contest with ease, bagging a 78-45 win over West Laurens. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Raiders are ranked 445th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Washington County). They really took it to Jefferson County for the full four quarters, racking up a 74-32 victory. With the Golden Hawks ahead 37-10 at the half, the match was all but over already.
East Laurens better focus on containing Jade Kitchens and Aeria Hagans as the pair were huge in Washington County's win. Kitchens almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards, while Hagans went 8 of 16 on her way to 22 points in addition to five assists and four steals. That's the most points Hagans has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kemyia Carlyle, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points and four steals.
Washington County 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 eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
East Laurens is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.8 points. As for Washington County, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
East Laurens suffered a grim 58-34 defeat to Washington County in their previous matchup back in January of 2020. Thankfully for East Laurens, Destinee Ellison (who went 9 of 18 on her way to 23 points and five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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