Screven County hasn't had much luck against Jenkins County recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Screven County Gamecocks will head out to take on the Jenkins County War Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Screven County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Jenkins County likes a good challenge.
Screven County fought the good fight in their overtime game against Savannah on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bluejackets by a score of 66-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (59), the Gamecocks still had to take the loss.
| 01/29/25 vs Savannah | 20 |
| 12/03/24 @ Portal | 19 |
| 01/28/25 @ Bryan County | 15 |
| 01/17/25 @ Metter | 14 |
| 12/14/24 vs First Preparatory Christian Academy | 14 |
Despite the defeat, Screven County got top-tier performance from Rodney Beckworth, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 20 boards. The dominant performance gave Beckworth a new career-high in rebounds. Kashard Prescott was another key player, putting up 12 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Jenkins County suffered their biggest loss since December 30, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Savannah, falling 63-38. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Bluejackets are ranked 85th).
Jenkins County now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Screven County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Screven County couldn't quite finish off Jenkins County in their previous matchup back in January and fell 54-51. Can Screven County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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