Basketball Game Preview: Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs vs. Craigmont Chiefs

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Previous Games

01/23/24 - Away	71-52 W
01/05/24 - Home	82-79 W
01/13/23 - Away	70-66 W
02/01/22 - Away	67-48 W
01/28/20 - Home	75-70 W
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Raleigh-Egypt has gone 9-1 against Craigmont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs will face off against the Craigmont Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Raleigh-Egypt and five for Craigmont.

Last Friday, Raleigh-Egypt was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 63-57 to Kirby. While losing is never fun, the Pharaohs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Cougars are ranked 112th).

Meanwhile, Craigmont scored the most points they've had this season last Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 101-81 to Bolton. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (58), the Chiefs still had to take the loss.

Raleigh-Egypt's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Craigmont, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Raleigh-Egypt strolled past Craigmont when the teams last played back in January by a score of 71-52. Will Raleigh-Egypt repeat their success, or does Craigmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.