The Jeff Davis Yellowjackets will stay at home for another game and welcome the Wheeler County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on January 22nd. Jeff Davis will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 421st, while Wheeler County is ranked 157th).
Jeff Davis suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Thursday. They fell just short of Sumter County by a score of 52-50. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Jeff Davis in their matchups with Sumter County: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Jeff Davis had strong showings from Malachi Smith, who scored 20 points, and L'earl Conaway, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Wheeler County came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 57-53 victory over Telfair County. The score was all tied up 26-26 at the break, but Wheeler County was the better team in the second half.
Jeff Davis bumped their record down to 4-12 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Wheeler County, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
Jeff Davis came up short against Wheeler County when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 68-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wheeler County's Jeremiah Kincey, who scored 28 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Now that Jeff Davis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
