The Treutlen Vikings will square off against the East Laurens Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Treutlen knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully East Laurens likes a good challenge.
Treutlen is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Wilcox County just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell to the Patriots 64-59.
Meanwhile, East Laurens hadn't done well against Washington County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. East Laurens came out on top against Washington County by a score of 61-48. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Treutlen's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for East Laurens, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Treutlen was dealt a bruising 77-49 loss at the hands of East Laurens when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Laurens' Kelvion King, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Treutlen knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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