The Josey Eagles will head out to face off against the Washington-Wilkes Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Josey and 11 for Washington-Wilkes dating back to last season.
Josey is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Laney on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Josey was beaten by Laney 62-33. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 464th, while the Wildcats are ranked 74th).
Meanwhile, Washington-Wilkes might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Lincoln County an easy 62-40 win.
Josey's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Washington-Wilkes, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Josey skirted past Washington-Wilkes 54-52 in their previous meeting on December 7th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Josey since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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