Basketball Game Preview: Allatoona Buccaneers vs. Cartersville Hurricanes

The Allatoona Buccaneers will take on the Cartersville Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Allatoona: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Cartersville has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

Last Tuesday, Allatoona was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 47-41 to Cedartown.

Meanwhile, Cartersville earned a 50-41 victory over Adairsville on Wednesday.

Cartersville is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Allatoona, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.

Allatoona was taken down by Cartersville 78-10 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cartersville's Trinity Montgomery, who went 6 of 14 on her way to 17 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Now that Allatoona knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.