There's no place like home for Tift County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against the Richmond Hill Wildcats on Saturday as the Tift County Blue Devils made off with a 55-34 victory. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/11/25 vs Richmond Hill | 5 |
| 12/07/24 @ Coffee | 4 |
| 02/15/24 @ Lee County | 4 |
| 12/23/23 vs St. Anne-Pacelli | 3 |
| 01/16/24 @ Cook | 3 |
Among those leading the charge was JJ Lamar, who posted 14 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Those five assists gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Marquavion Bell, who had six points.
Tift County's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 10-5. As for Richmond Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Tift County will challenge Coffee at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tift County is facing Coffee at the right time seeing as Coffee is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Richmond Hill, they are taking a road trip to face off against Valdosta at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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