After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Putnam County is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-courtthey go up against Utopian Academy for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Putnam County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Utopian Academy for the Arts likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Putnam County strolled past Monroe with points to spare, taking the game 72-54. The War Eagles pushed the score to 56-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Tornadoes cut but never quite recovered from.
Jaylin Harper went supernova for Putnam County, going 8 for 15 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds and three steals. What's more, Harper also racked up three threes, the most he's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Zay Hargrove, who earned seven points plus nine rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Utopian Academy for the Arts was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 78-30 defeat at the hands of Lovejoy. The game marked Utopian Academy for the Arts' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Utopian Academy for the Arts' loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Putnam County, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
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