The Dunwoody Wildcats will square off against the Decatur Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dunwoody has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Wednesday, Dunwoody beat Lakeside 52-40. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Dunwoody's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Matt Corgile, who went 6 of 13 en route to 15 points and eight rebounds. Brennan Smith was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Dunwoody was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeside only racked up six assists.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Bulldogs on Friday. Decatur fell 70-62 to Tri-Cities. While losing is never fun, Decatur can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Tri-Cities is ranked 15th).
This is the second loss in a row for Decatur and nudges their season record down to 14-10. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for Dunwoody, their win bumped their record up to 8-16.
Dunwoody lost to Decatur on the road by a decisive 76-58 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can Dunwoody avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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