Darlington is 1-9 against Christian Heritage since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Darlington Tigers challenge the Christian Heritage Lions at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Darlington is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Heard County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Darlington blew Heard County out of the water with a 75-44 final score. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Braves are ranked 336th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Christian Heritage had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.3 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 88-49.
The win made it two in a row for Darlington and bumps their season record up to 16-5. As for Christian Heritage, their victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-1.
Darlington didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Christian Heritage in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 64-60 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Darlington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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