Basketball Game Preview: Temple Tigers vs. Bowdon Red Devils

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Previous Games

12/14/23 - Home	81-50 W
01/27/23 - Home	75-41 W
01/07/23 - Away	68-44 W
12/29/22 - Neutral	69-21 W
12/15/22 - Away	66-42 W
+ 5 more games

Temple has gone 8-2 against Bowdon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Temple Tigers will get right back to it and host the Bowdon Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Bowdon is hoping to do what Mt. Zion couldn't on Friday: put an end to Temple's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Temple had just enough and edged Mt. Zion out 63-61. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since February 15, 2024.

Meanwhile, Bowdon blew past Haralson County, posting a 73-43 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Red Devils have posted against the Rebels since December 30, 2019.

Bowdon's win came from a few key players Temple will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kaiden Prothro, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 22 boards. His evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madden Jones, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points along with six rebounds and four steals.

Bowdon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches.

Temple is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Bowdon, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.

Everything came up roses for Temple against Bowdon in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the team secured an 81-50 win. Will Temple repeat their success, or does Bowdon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.