The Central Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Pace Academy Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Central is headed into Tuesday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 53-50 heartbreaker at the hands of Griffin. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lions have suffered since November 26, 2024.
Meanwhile, Pace Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They strolled past the Raiders with points to spare, taking the game 80-65. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Raiders are ranked 58th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pace Academy pushed their record up to 23-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 20-6.
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