Having just played yesterday, the East Laurens Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Treutlen Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
East Laurens will bounce into Friday's game after beating Washington County, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. East Laurens walked away with a 61-48 victory over Washington County on Thursday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Treutlen's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 64-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wilcox County.
Treutlen's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for East Laurens, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for East Laurens against Treutlen in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 77-49 win. In that contest, East Laurens amassed a halftime lead of 46-25, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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