The Dooly County Bobcats will take on the Macon County Bulldogs in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dooly County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with nine straight defeats, while Macon County will come in with three straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Dooly County took on Perry on Tuesday. Dooly County received a blow as they fell 72-57 to Perry.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Macon County). They really took it to Central for the full four quarters, racking up an 85-53 win. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Macon County found their leader in freshman Tarigee Collier, who went 11 of 16 en route to 27 points and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Collier has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mopp Whitehead III, who posted ten points along with seven steals and five assists.
Macon County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 28 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Dooly County's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Macon County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Dooly County came up short against Macon County in their previous meeting back in January, falling 56-47. Can Dooly County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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