Early County and Terrell County are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Early County Bobcats will head out to challenge the Terrell County Greenwave at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Early County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Early County didn't have too much trouble with Pelham as they won 56-41. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Hornets are ranked 383rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/17/25 @ Pelham | 19 |
| 01/14/25 vs Quitman County | 17 |
| 01/07/25 vs Pataula Charter Academy | 5 |
| 01/11/25 vs Calhoun County | 4 |
| 12/17/24 vs Stewart County | 2 |
Early County found their leader in sophomore Ken Parham, who went 6 for 8 en route to 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Parham has scored all season. Jimmyan Jones was another key player, putting up 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and four blocks.
Meanwhile, Terrell County suffered their biggest loss since December 17, 2024 on Saturday. They were dealt an 88-42 defeat at the hands of Westover. The Greenwave were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-19.
Loss or not, Terrell County got some senior leadership from Cordarius Perry and Michael Carter. Perry posted 16 points, while Carter scored ten points. The match was Perry's eighth in a row with at least ten points.
Early County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.1 points per game. As for Terrell County, they dropped their record down to 8-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Early County and Terrell County are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Early County hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.1 points per game. However, it's not like Terrell County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 58.9 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Early County was able to grind out a solid win over Terrell County when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 53-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Early County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
