The Midtown Knights will square off against the Dalton Catamounts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Midtown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 71-41 victory over Northside. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Knights have posted since January 18th.
Meanwhile, Dalton waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They blew past the Wildcats 61-26. Given the Catamounts' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Wildcats are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Midtown pushed their record up to 24-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points over those games. As for Dalton, their win bumped their record up to 25-3.
Midtown was able to grind out a solid victory over Dalton when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 73-63. Will Midtown repeat their success, or does Dalton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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