After three games on the road, Twiggs County is heading back home. They will take on the Glascock County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Twiggs County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Twiggs County came up short against Georgia Military College and fell 37-28. Twiggs County has struggled against Georgia Military College recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Jaida Pearson, who scored 14 points along with four steals. That was a full 50% of Twiggs County's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiara Kenney, who scored no points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Twiggs County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Glascock County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They took down Wilkinson County 50-33.
Twiggs County's defeat was their 16th straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-15. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.8 points per game. As for Glascock County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Twiggs County came up short against Glascock County when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 43-30. Will Twiggs County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
