Basketball Recap: Langston Hughes Now 15-3 over Last 18 Games

Panthers

Previous 6 Games

02/04/25 vs Banneker	57-45
02/01/25 vs Morrow	60-54
01/31/25 vs McIntosh	59-45
01/28/25 @ Banneker	71-41
01/25/25 @ Carrollton	68-36
01/24/25 @ Northgate	58-55

Langston Hughes had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Banneker Trojans by a score of 57-45. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Trojans are ranked 307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Langston Hughes is also on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for Banneker, they dropped their record down to 9-14 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Langston Hughes Panthers face off against the Newnan Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Banneker, they will face off against Dutchtown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.