The Atkins Camels will head out on the road to square off against the Northeast Guilford Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Atkins unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 42-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rockingham County. Atkins has not had much luck with Rockingham County recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Northeast Guilford's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Ben L. Smith at home and fell 71-23. While losing is never fun, Northeast Guilford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 360th, while Ben L. Smith is ranked 66th).
Atkins' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-12. As for Northeast Guilford, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
Atkins was able to grind out a solid win over Northeast Guilford in their previous matchup last Friday, winning 48-36. Will Atkins repeat their success, or does Northeast Guilford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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