Preview: Alpharetta Raiders vs. Alexander Cougars
The Alpharetta Raiders will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Alexander Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on February 24th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Alpharetta walked away with it. They snuck past the Eagles with a 56-50 victory on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Alpharetta has won by exactly six points.
Meanwhile, Alexander had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Wednesday. They blew past Gainesville 70-47. Alexander has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 23 points or more this season.
Alexander relied on the efforts of Jermaine Freeman, who scored 15 points along with four steals, and Braedan Lue, who scored 25 points along with eight rebounds. Lue is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Gregory Dunson was another key contributor, scoring five points along with nine assists and two steals.
Alpharetta has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Alexander, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-2.
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