Hammond is 0-10 against Augusta Christian since January of 2021 but things could change on Monday. The Hammond Skyhawks will face off against the Augusta Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Hammond sitting on three straight victories and Augusta Christian on 21.
On Saturday, Hammond strolled past Ben Lippen with points to spare, taking the game 57-39. The Skyhawks pushed the score to 51-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Augusta Christian took on Cardinal Newman on Friday. Augusta Christian enjoyed a cozy 57-41 win over Cardinal Newman. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked tenth in Georgia, while the Cardinals are ranked 105th in South Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Augusta Christian's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.0 points over those games. As for Hammond, their record now sits at 16-4.
Hammond couldn't quite finish off Augusta Christian in their previous matchup last Friday and fell 73-70. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Augusta Christian's Ty Shine, who went 11 of 23 to rack up 36 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. Now that Hammond knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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