The Jeff Davis Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the Atkinson County Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Jeff Davis and four for Atkinson County.
Jeff Davis pushed their score all the way to 55 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 68-55 to Wheeler County.
Despite the defeat, Jeff Davis saw an underclassman step up: J.j Benjamin scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of L'earl Conaway, who scored 7 points.
Meanwhile, Atkinson County came up short against Brantley County on Friday and fell 63-53. While losing is never fun, Atkinson County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 398th, while Brantley County is ranked 131st).
Jeff Davis' defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Atkinson County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Jeff Davis didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Atkinson County in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 72-66 win. Does Jeff Davis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atkinson County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
