Twiggs Academy has been on the road for five straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. The Twiggs Academy Trojans and the Windsor Academy Knights will face off at 6:30 p.m. on January 15th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Twiggs Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 back in December of 2023.
Back in December of 2023, Twiggs Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Central Georgia Arts, taking the game 36-24.
Twiggs Academy can attribute much of their success to Megan Favors, who scored seven points along with seven steals, and Mallory Nobles, who scored 14 points along with two blocks. Favors is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Madison Lavender was another key contributor, scoring five points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Windsor Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight loss. They were dealt a 69-22 loss at the hands of Gatewood. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Windsor Academy in their matchups with Gatewood: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Windsor Academy saw an underclassman step up: Audrey Dobson scored seven points.
Twiggs Academy now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Windsor Academy, their defeat was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 2-11.
Monday's match is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: Twiggs Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 30.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Windsor Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 27.2 rebounds per game. Given Twiggs Academy's sizeable advantage in that area, Windsor Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Twiggs Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Windsor Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 47-34. Does Twiggs Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Windsor Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
