The Stone Mountain Pirates just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Chamblee Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Stone Mountain is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Douglass on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Stone Mountain was outmatched by Douglass at home and fell 85-47. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Astros are ranked 27th).
While Chamblee didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took a 58-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dunwoody on Friday. The Bulldogs' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Chamblee's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Stone Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Stone Mountain came up short against Chamblee when the teams last played back in January of 2022, falling 66-57. Can Stone Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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