The Northview Titans will face off against the Dalton Catamounts at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northview is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season.
Northview is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering North Forsyth just ended the team's four-game winning streak two weeks ago. They were beaten by the Raiders 74-47. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Raiders are ranked ninth).
| 12/20/24 vs North Forsyth | 24 |
| 12/17/24 @ North Springs | 15 |
| 12/13/24 @ Druid Hills | 15 |
Northview might have lost, but man, Tamariana Bivins was a machine: she went 8 of 17 en route to 24 points. Bivins' afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Milan Johnson, who posted five points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Northview smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dalton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They greeted the New Year with with a 59-44 victory over Northwest Whitfield.
Dalton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points per game. As for Northview, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Northview suffered a grim 55-32 defeat to Dalton when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Northview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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