Having just played yesterday, the Cairo Syrupmakers will head out on the road to face off against the Miller County Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Cairo is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Westover on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cairo came up short against Westover, falling 66-40. While losing is never fun, the Syrupmakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Patriots are ranked 54th).
Meanwhile, Miller County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost to Seminole County on the road by a 73-57 margin. The Pirates were down 60-38 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Miller County's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Cairo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season.
Cairo came out on top in a nail-biter against Miller County in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, sneaking past 61-58. Does Cairo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Miller County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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