Thomas County Central lost against Houston County back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets took a 60-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Houston County Bears. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Bears are ranked 33rd).
Colby Mullinax
| 02/01/25 @ Houston County | 62% |
| 01/31/25 vs Veterans | 56% |
| 01/28/25 vs Bainbridge | 71% |
Thomas County Central's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colby Mullinax, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Mullinax is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played. Jirah Spencer also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Even though they lost, Thomas County Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 15 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Leading Houston County to victory were Malik Gillespie and Braylin Mills. Gillespie posted 15 points, while Mills went 5 for 7 on his way to 10 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kam Plummer, who earned nine points and five rebounds.
Thomas County Central dropped their record down to 13-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Houston County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Coffee the next time they take the court. Thomas County Central will host Coffee at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, while Houston County will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
