Cedar Grove is 9-1 against the Astros since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cedar Grove Saints will look to defend their home court against the Douglass Astros at 7:30 p.m. Douglass took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cedar Grove, who comes in off a win.
A well-balanced attack led Cedar Grove over the Panthers in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cedar Grove blew the Panthers out of the water with a 77-21 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-12.
Cedar Grove's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Norval Rhodes, who scored 23 points, and Emmanuel Green, who scored 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dontavius Stringfield, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Douglass' recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 57-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sandy Creek. While losing is never fun, Douglass can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Patriots are ranked fourth).
Cedar Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Douglass, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season.
Cedar Grove beat the Astros 57-50 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Cedar Grove repeat their success, or do the Astros have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
