The Glynn Academy Terrors had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.2 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 61-28 win over Effingham County. Given Glynn Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Rebels are ranked 440th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Glynn Academy was led to victory by Aniyah Wright and Martin Davis. Wright dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten steals, while Davis scored 17 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. It was the first time this season that Davis posted eight or more assists. Another player making a difference was Harper Willis, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.
Despite the loss, Effingham County still got an impressive performance from Kyjana Jordan, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 67.9% of Effingham County's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Glynn Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Effingham County, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-17.
Glynn Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against the Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on February 3rd. As for Effingham County, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Knights at 2:00 p.m. on February 3rd. Evans is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
