Basketball Recap: North Oconee's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Friday

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely North Oconee's strategy against Madison County on Friday. The North Oconee Titans enjoyed a cozy 59-40 victory over the Madison County Red Raiders. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/17/25 vs Madison County	59-40
01/07/25 vs East Forsyth	61-52
01/03/25 vs St. Pius X Catholic	64-27

North Oconee's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-1. As for Madison County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.

North Oconee will take on Athens Christian at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. North Oconee knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Athens Christian likes a good challenge. As for Madison County, they and Oconee County will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.