The Temple Tigers will take on the Bowdon Red Devils in a holiday battle at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Temple came up short against Bremen and fell 37-29. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Bowdon's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were beaten by Bremen 67-33. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 20th).
Temple's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-4. As for Bowdon, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Temple against Bowdon in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 73-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team 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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