The Burke County Bears will take on the Fayette County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Burke County will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Burke County walked away with it. They pulled ahead with a 41-40 photo finish over the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Fayette County strolled past Shaw with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 53-36. Given Fayette County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while Shaw is ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Burke County is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Fayette County, their win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-4.
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