The Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past Early County with a 49-44 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Thomas County Central also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2015.
Thomas County Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Travesha Giddens, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. The game was Giddens' tenth in a row with at least ten points. Tia Floyd was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with seven rebounds.
Despite the loss, Early County still got an impressive performance from Jacorra Russell, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds. Russell scored a full 50% of Early County's points, the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ty'Jerrica Russell, who scored 12 points.
Thomas County Central's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Early County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Thomas County Central won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Fitzgerald at 5:30 p.m. on December 29th. Fitzgerald will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 264th, while Thomas County Central is ranked 37th). Early County won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Glynn Academy at 1:00 p.m. on December 29th. Glynn Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 175 points over their last three games.
