Basketball Game Preview: Calhoun County Cougars vs. Randolph-Clay Red Devils

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Previous Games

01/26/24 - Home	66-47 W
01/05/24 - Away	59-39 W
02/16/23 - Neutral	49-39 W
01/27/23 - Away	69-62 W
01/06/23 - Home	59-51 W
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Calhoun County is 10-0 against Randolph-Clay since November of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Calhoun County Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Randolph-Clay Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Calhoun County comes in on 16 and Randolph-Clay on three.

Calhoun County will head into Friday's matchup having proved themselves against Mitchell County: Calhoun County took a 24-point loss the last time they faced off against Mitchell County, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Calhoun County had just enough and edged Mitchell County out 63-60. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Eagles are ranked 254th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Randolph-Clay's strategy against Terrell County on Friday. Randolph-Clay came out on top against Terrell County by a score of 60-51.

Randolph-Clay pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Calhoun County, their victory bumped their record up to 16-0.

Calhoun County strolled past Randolph-Clay in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 66-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calhoun County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.