The Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tift County. Thomas County Central was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Tift County apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Tift County had a senior duo take command as Malachi Evans scored ten points along with two steals and Mckyler Horne scored ten points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Corey Howard, who scored nine points.
Thomas County Central dropped their record down to 11-15 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Tift County, their win bumped their record up to 14-12.
Thomas County Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Tift County will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Lee County at 8:30 p.m. on February 15th. One thing working in Lee County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight matchups.
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