Basketball Game Preview: Eagle's Landing Eagles vs. Locust Grove Wildcats

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Previous Games

12/03/24 - Away	60-53 W
01/30/24 - Away	82-44 W
12/15/23 - Home	85-37 W
01/31/23 - Home	85-36 W
12/16/22 - Away	74-36 W
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Eagle's Landing is 10-0 against Locust Grove since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Eagle's Landing Eagles will look to defend their home court against the Locust Grove Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. One thing working in Eagle's Landing's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.

Eagle's Landing took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Hampton by a score of 58-51. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Hornets are ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Locust Grove had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 64-57 victory over the Wolfpack.

Locust Grove has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Eagle's Landing, they pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.

Eagle's Landing was able to grind out a solid victory over Locust Grove in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 60-53. Will Eagle's Landing repeat their success, or does Locust Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.