The Liberty County Panthers will face off against the Jenkins Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Liberty County took their matchup with ease, bagging a 57-10 win over Southeast Bulloch. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Yellow Jackets recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Jenkins had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 56.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They really took it to the Rebels for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-25 win. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Rebels are ranked 342nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jenkins' win came from a few key players Liberty County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Iycess Scott, who almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. Aniyah Browner was another key player, putting up 14 points along with eight steals and six rebounds.
Jenkins smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in 11 consecutive games.
Jenkins' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.4 points over those games. As for Liberty County, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
Liberty County was dealt a bruising 63-19 defeat at the hands of Jenkins when the teams last played last Wednesday. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Liberty County was down 32-12.
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