Temple hasn't had much luck against Heard County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Temple Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Heard County Braves at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Tigers on Tuesday. Temple walked away with a 48-40 win over Darlington. Temple hasn't had any issues with Darlington recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Heard County had already won 18 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.1 points) and they went ahead and made it 19 on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 55-20 win over the Rebels. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Rebels are ranked 451st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heard County's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points over those games. As for Temple, their win bumped their record up to 17-8.
Temple ended up a good deal behind Heard County when the teams last played two weeks ago, losing 51-37. Can Temple avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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