MOULTRIE — The Colquitt County boys basketball team will go after its fifth straight victory — and third in the annual Packer Roundball Classic — when they meet Mt. Zion High of Jonesboro at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The Packers, who started the season with five straight losses, ran their winning streak to four with a 70-66 victory over Stockbridge on Tuesday in the tournament being held at the Gladys Espy Gymnasium.

Colquitt County’s girls also played Stockbridge and rallied from a 12-point deficit to take a one-point lead with 2:44 remaining, only to fall to the Lady Tigers 51-46.

The Packers, who defeated St. Francis 63-57 in overtime in their Roundball Classic opener on Monday, got outstanding front court play from Nate Hill and Cole Pitts and built a 16-point lead with 6:10 remaining in the game.

Stockbridge cut the Packers advantage to five with 45 seconds left before a pair of Brian Berl free throws built the lead back to seven.

A 3-pointer at the buzzer by the Tigers’ Joe Griffin cut the Packers winning margin to four points.

Packers Coach Kirven Davis rubbed his bald head and said, “They’re going to make me lose my hair” after watching his team hold off the final Stockbridge rally.

“Like I told them in that final timeout, we’ve got to play to win not play not to lose,” said Davis.

But, he added quickly, “We’re resilient. And it’s somebody different every night. Tonight it was Cole Pitts. He jump-started us.”

The sophomore forward finished with 12 points, and he scored the first two baskets of the game and had 10 in the first half when Colquitt jumped out to a 10-point lead at the break.

And again it was the play of Nate Hill that helped keep the Packers winning streak alive.

The junior forward had 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds just one night after scoring 20 in the victory over St. Francis.

Eric Key also was in double-figures with 10 points.

Berl and Amel Magwood each had seven, Luis Ballenilla had six, Cameron Erving added four and Dominique Hadley had three points.

Chris Davis led Stockbridge with 25 points. Kevin Burke had 13 and Dante Campbell had 11.