Cairo has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Troup County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cairo will be strutting in after a win while Troup County will be coming in after a loss.
Even though Westover scored an imposing 59 points on Friday, Cairo still came out on top. Cairo took their matchup against Westover 67-59.
Cairo's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Amari Powell led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. Powell has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last three times he's played. Brylan Duncan was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Troup County won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. Their rough 102-76 loss to Fayette County might stick with them for a while. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (65), Troup County still had to take the loss.
Cairo has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Troup County, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-17.
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