Houston County is 0-3 against Tift County since January of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Houston County Bears will look to defend their home court against the Tift County Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Houston County beat Thomas County Central 53-42.
Meanwhile, Tift County can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They blew past Lee County 57-19 on the road. Given Tift County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Lee County is ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Houston County's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Tift County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Houston County was dealt a bruising 82-18 defeat at the hands of Tift County in their previous meeting back in January. Will Houston County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
