The Brantley County Herons will square off against the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Brantley County's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Fitzgerald has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Brantley County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Berrien 73-21. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-12.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald earned a 58-45 victory over Bacon County on Tuesday.
Brantley County better keep an eye on Tai'Kya Powell. She was instrumental in Fitzgerald's win, putting up 15 points. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Kianti McDuffie, who posted ten points.
Brantley County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Fitzgerald, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Brantley County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Fitzgerald in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 45-41 victory. Will Brantley County repeat their success, or does Fitzgerald have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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