Basketball Game Preview: Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans vs. White County Warriors

The Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the White County Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Greater Atlanta Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72 points per game this season.

Last Friday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Greater Atlanta Christian made off with an 85-84 win over North Hall. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.

Mikey Carpenter was his usual excellent self, going 9 for 16 en route to 23 points in addition to six assists and five boards. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Baer Bailey was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.

Meanwhile, White County played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 89-42 loss at the hands of Pickens. 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 418th, while the Dragons are ranked 28th).

Greater Atlanta Christian's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.7 points per game. As for White County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 14 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Greater Atlanta Christian against White County in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured an 84-47 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greater Atlanta Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.