Basketball Game Preview: Starr's Mill Panthers vs. St. Francis Knights

The Starr's Mill Panthers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the St. Francis Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Starr's Mill, who comes in off a win.

Starr's Mill will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Griffin, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Starr's Mill snuck past Griffin with a 59-53 victory on Saturday.

Meanwhile, St. Francis ended up a good deal behind Holy Innocents Episcopal on Friday and lost 67-50. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Golden Bears are ranked eighth).

This is the second loss in a row for St. Francis and nudges their season record down to 5-6. As for Starr's Mill, they now have a winning record of 5-4.