Basketball Game Preview: Northeast Raiders vs. Southwest Patriots

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01/26/24 - Home	60-77 L
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01/27/23 - Away	67-56 W
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Northeast is 8-2 against Southwest since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. It'll be Northside v. Southside when the Northeast Raiders and the Southwest Patriots meet at 7:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Northeast: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Southwest has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.

Last Saturday, Northeast came up short against Jasper County and fell 51-41.

Meanwhile, Southwest hadn't done well against Westside recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Southwest walked away with a 69-56 victory over Westside. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Seminoles are ranked 195th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Northeast better focus on containing Chase Dupree and C.J. Howard as the pair were huge in Southwest's win. Dupree went 10 of 19 on his way to 25 points and seven assists, while Howard went 9 for 20 en route to 23 points along with seven boards and five assists. Those 23 points gave Howard a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brandon Ashley, who posted seven points in addition to seven assists and three steals.

Southwest was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westside only racked up 12 assists.

Southwest's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.

Northeast lost to Southwest at home by a decisive 77-60 margin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dupree, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 21 points. Now that Northeast knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.