Colquitt County entered their match against Tift County on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Colquitt County Packers fell just short of the Tift County Blue Devils by a score of 48-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Packers have suffered since January 20, 2024.
Tift County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaden Lawson, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. Lawson is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Cordell Nelson, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Colquitt County's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-4. As for Tift County, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-5.
Colquitt County will face off against Lowndes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lowndes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season. As for Tift County, they will challenge Richmond Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Tift County is facing Richmond Hill at the right time seeing as Richmond Hill is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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