Basketball Game Preview: Ringgold Tigers vs. Heritage Generals

The Ringgold Tigers and the Heritage Generals will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

On Friday, Ringgold blew past Rockmart, posting a 59-25 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 454th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Heritage came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Panthers to the tune of 62-29.

Heritage has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.1 points per game. As for Ringgold, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-9.

Things could have been worse for Ringgold, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-44 loss to Heritage in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Ringgold avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.