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| 01/07/25 - Home | 49-33 W |
| 01/23/24 - Home | 62-40 W |
| 12/01/23 - Away | 39-29 W |
| 01/24/23 - Away | 33-50 L |
| 01/29/22 - Home | 39-33 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lanier County has gone 8-2 against Irwin County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Lanier County Bulldogs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Irwin County Indians at 6:00 p.m. Irwin County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lanier County, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Lanier County beat Atkinson County 45-35.
Meanwhile, Irwin County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 57-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Charlton County. While losing is never fun, Irwin County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while Charlton County is ranked 134th).
Despite the loss, Irwin County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brooklyn Gordon posted two points along with 14 rebounds and four steals. Gordon has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 11 times she's played.
Even though they lost, Irwin County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in 15 consecutive games.
Irwin County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Lanier County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season.
Lanier County strolled past Irwin County in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 49-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lanier County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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