Basketball Game Preview: Darlington Tigers vs. Model Blue Devils

The Darlington Tigers will take on the Model Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Tuesday, Darlington humbled Haralson County with a 55-26 victory.

Meanwhile, Model waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They snuck past the Tigers with a 45-39 win.

Model pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.7 points per game. As for Darlington, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 7-7.

Darlington was taken down by Model 48-18 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Darlington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.