Basketball Preview: Chestatee War Eagles vs. White County Warriors
The Chestatee War Eagles will head out to face off against the White County Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chestatee has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Chestatee will head into Saturday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Fellowship Christian on Saturday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 37-point defeat they were dealt on Friday. Chestatee fell just short of Fellowship Christian by a score of 58-56.
Meanwhile, White County and North Hall met for a duel on Friday where White County couldn't get it done. The matchup between White County and North Hall didn't end well, with White County falling 74-55. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Trojans are ranked 65th).
Chestatee dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for White County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Chestatee lost to White County on the road by a decisive 58-44 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2020. Can Chestatee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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