The Columbia Central Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Summit Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Columbia Central has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight losses, while Summit will come in with three straight wins.
Columbia Central saw some tournament action last Saturday. They were beaten by Pope John Paul II 83-49. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Knights are ranked second).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Summit). They blew past Gordon Central 74-39 on Saturday. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Summit's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Columbia Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Columbia Central came up short against Summit in their previous meeting on December 6th, falling 51-38. Can Columbia Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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