The Irwin County Indians and the Clinch County Panthers will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Irwin County is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Echols County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Irwin County blew Echols County out of the water with a 71-37 final score. With the Indians ahead 47-17 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Clinch County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They blew past Brooks County 72-39 on Tuesday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Irwin County has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Clinch County, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Irwin County lost to Clinch County on the road by a decisive 73-54 margin when the teams last played on January 3rd. Can Irwin County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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