Fayette County lost against Sandy Creek two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Fayette County Tigers were dealt a 76-46 defeat at the hands of the Sandy Creek Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Patriots are ranked 27th).
| 02/01/25 @ Sandy Creek | 20 |
| 01/29/25 @ LaGrange | 18 |
| 01/28/25 @ Whitewater | 32 |
Despite the loss, Fayette County still got an impressive performance from Jackson Rutley, who went 5 of 11 en route to 20 points. Rutley's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Anthony Perry, who posted five points and six rebounds.
Fayette County's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Sandy Creek, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fayette County will welcome Upson-Lee at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Upson-Lee knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Fayette County likes a good challenge. As for Sandy Creek, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against St. Pius X Catholic at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Sandy Creek's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 15 contests.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
