THOMASVILLE- The Thomasville Bulldogs faced a tough region loss to the Columbus Blue Devils, 55-45, during Friday night’s Senior Night celebration. 

Both teams started off strong, with the Blue Devils, scoring 15 points in the first quarter, while Thomasville scored 10. 

The Blue Devils went up early 6-2, before Anthony Dent Jr. made a 3-pointer, before tying up the game after making a free throw. 

Dent went on to give the Bulldogs an 8-6 lead, but a few free throws and 3-pointer by Robert Harford, allowed the Blue Devils to reclaim it. 

The Blue Devils continued to lead throughout the second quarter. However, Thomasville still put up a hard fight. 

Dent continued to make his presence known on the court, along with Jeray Randall Jr., who put the Bulldogs in a 1-point game, 16-17. 

It was short lived, as the Blue Devils’ Karson Baldwin drained a 3-pointer. 

Thomasville’s Messiah Wilson then shot from beyond the arc, making a 3-pointer of his own. 

Headed into halftime, the Bulldogs were still trailing, 22-30. 

The Bulldogs came out early in the third quarter looking to set the tone. 

Wilson drained another three. But, the Blue Devils were looking to continue their lead, as Harford made another three-pointer as well. 

It was a battle between Wilson and Harford, as Wilson took to the net again, allowing the Bulldogs to narrow in on the lead, 28-35. 

Dent Jr. assisted Wilson to end the third quarter with Thomasville only trailing by two points, 34-36. 

It would all come down to the final quarter.

The Blue Devils put on the pressure, going up 47-35 early. 

Ananias Hopkins finally got the Bulldogs back on the board, but the Bulldogs were still down 10 points. 

Dent Jr. helped add additional points to the board, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the deficit. 

Following the loss, the Bulldogs are now 3-4 in the region and 10-12 overall.