Quitman County is 1-9 against Mitchell County since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Quitman County has given up an average of 72.2 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Tuesday, Quitman County took a blow against Randolph-Clay, falling 87-15. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Red Devils are ranked 180th).
Meanwhile, Mitchell County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-42 win over the Pirates.
Quitman County's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Mitchell County, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Quitman County was dealt a bruising 71-15 defeat at the hands of Mitchell County in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Eagles' Javiah Martin, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 18 points along with five assists and four steals. Now that the Hornets know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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