Buford played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Andrew Jackson Volunteers and fell 104-8. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Volunteers are ranked 29th).
Tamia Watkins was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 52 points, 12 boards, and 14 steals for Andrew Jackson. That makes it five consecutive games in which Watkins has scored at least a third of Andrew Jackson's points. Another player making a difference was Emiley McCall, who went 7 of 11 en route to 18 points in addition to seven assists and six steals.
Buford has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Andrew Jackson, their victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Buford will take on Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Buford is facing Central at the right time seeing as Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Andrew Jackson, they will square off against North Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Andrew Jackson knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 games -- so hopefully North Central likes a good challenge.
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