Basketball Preview: Duluth Wildcats vs. Peachtree Ridge Lions
Duluth is 1-9 against Peachtree Ridge since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Duluth Wildcats challenge the Peachtree Ridge Lions at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Duluth is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Parkview on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Panthers, falling 48-19. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Krysta Robinson was Duluth's leading scorer, having posted six points.
Nilah Jones held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Peachtree Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 59-6 loss at the hands of Norcross.
Peachtree Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Duluth, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-6.
Duluth was able to grind out a solid victory over Peachtree Ridge when the teams last played back in February, winning 46-38. Will Duluth repeat their success, or does Peachtree Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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