It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but the Calhoun Yellow Jackets ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They managed a 78-73 victory over Hiram. The win was all the more spectacular given Calhoun's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while Hiram is ranked 115th).
Emaree Winston was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 23 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below 16 points for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Chattam, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Calhoun and bumps their season record up to 10-15. As for Hiram, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.
Calhoun is on the road again on Friday and plays Cartersville at 8:30 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Calhoun focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Wednesday. As for Hiram, they will take on Dalton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hiram's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine contests.
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