Stratford is on a four-game streak of home losses, RePublic a 17-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Stratford Spartans just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome RePublic at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Stratford is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Whites Creek on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Stratford had to suffer through a 67-35 loss at the hands of Whites Creek. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Cobras are ranked 159th).
Meanwhile, RePublic came up short against KIPP Nashville Collegiate on Tuesday and fell 65-55. Even if RePublic couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Despite the loss, RePublic saw an underclassman step up: freshman Gracien Niyonzima dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dion Garrett, who posted nine points.
Stratford's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for RePublic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Stratford took their victory against RePublic in their previous matchup on January 7th by a conclusive 68-45. In that matchup, Stratford amassed a halftime lead of 41-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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