The Tri-Cities Bulldogs will face off against the Mays Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Tri-Cities focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Friday.
Last Friday, Tri-Cities strolled past Banneker with points to spare, taking the game 51-34. Given Tri-Cities' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Banneker is ranked 392nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tri-Cities' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jenai Mumphery, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Emari Benton, who scored seven points along with 17 rebounds and five blocks.
Meanwhile, Mays put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 75-41 win over Villa Rica. Mays pushed the score to 59-29 by the end of the third, a deficit Villa Rica had little chance of recovering from.
Ava Riley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 29 points along with five rebounds and five steals. She hasn't dropped below three steals for five straight games. Chloe Evans was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with eight rebounds and six steals.
Tri-Cities has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Mays, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9.
Tri-Cities was able to grind out a solid victory over Mays in their previous meeting back in January, winning 63-54. Will Tri-Cities repeat their success, or does Mays have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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