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M.L. KingDecatur
Lions
44
Bulldogs
52

The Decatur (GA) JV basketball team won Saturday's home conference game against M.L. King (Lithonia, GA) by a score of 52-44.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
M.L. King----44
Decatur----52
Final score provided by N. Harris.
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Game Story

Georgia High School Basketball - M.L. King beaten by Decatur

January 20, 2024: Decatur, GA 30030

The Decatur Bulldogs ran past the visiting M.L. King Lions basketball team by a final score of 52-44 in Saturday's league game.

With the defeat, M.L. King moves to 6-3 on the year. The Lions travel to Columbia (Decatur, GA) to face the Eagles in a non-league game on Wednesday, January 24. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 3-2. Columbia won 62-19 in their recent non-league game against McNair (Atlanta, GA)

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  1. MaxPreps

    Game Started
    M.L. King
    Lions
    0 - 0
    Decatur
    Bulldogs
    Posted @ 12:11p

  2. N. Harris

    End of 4th Quarter
    M.L. King
    Lions
    44 - 52
    Decatur
    Bulldogs

  3. N. Harris

    Final
    M.L. King
    Lions
    44 - 52
    Decatur
    Bulldogs
    Posted @ 2:46a

Rankings & Records

M.L. King (23-24)

OverallRegionHomeAwayWin %Region %PFPA
7-34-23-14-2.700.667481447

Decatur (23-24)

OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
7-24-13-04-10-1.778.800388368

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
M.L. King		----48.1
Decatur		----43.1

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
M.L. King5-2Decatur5-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/15/23Cedar GroveM.L. King(W) 57-5012/9/23DecaturCedar Grove
12/2/23M.L. KingChamblee(W) 46-411/17/24DecaturChamblee(W) 47-40
12/9/23LakesideM.L. King(W) 43-3711/18/23DecaturLakeside(W) 45-33
12/16/23DunwoodyM.L. King(L) 52-4912/2/23DecaturDunwoody(W) 46-39
1/3/24M.L. KingLithonia(W) 43-3812/13/23LithoniaDecatur(W) 34-32
1/6/24M.L. KingTucker(L) 52-3712/16/23DecaturTucker(L) 43-34
1/17/24Arabia MountainM.L. King(W) 49-481/3/24DecaturArabia Mountain(W) 45-42

Record Breakdown

M.L. King (23-24)

Decatur (23-24)
7-3
Overall
7-2
4-2
League
4-1
3-1
Non-League
3-1
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
5-2
Common Opponent
5-1
3-1
Home
3-0
4-2
Away
4-1
0-0
Neutral
0-1
0-0
Playoff
0-0
7-3
In-State
7-2
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0