Atkins is 0-8 against Ben L. Smith since December of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Atkins Camels will host the Ben L. Smith Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
Atkins is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Parkland on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Atkins was dealt a 71-41 loss at the hands of Parkland. While losing is never fun, the Camels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Mustangs are ranked 258th).
Meanwhile, Ben L. Smith had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 57-37 victory.
Ben L. Smith's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Atkins, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-12.
Atkins took a serious blow against Ben L. Smith when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 55-20. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Atkins was down 31-7.
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