Two dominant guards in Chase Dupree and Joshua Mickell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Southwest Patriots will challenge the Business Engineering Science Tech Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Southwest sitting on 13 straight wins and Business Engineering Science Tech on five.
Southwest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Toombs County by a score of 65-54. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 191st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
C.J. Howard
| 03/01/25 vs Toombs County | 23 |
| 02/26/25 vs Temple | 20 |
| 02/22/25 vs Banks County | 22 |
| 02/15/25 @ Dublin | 25 |
| 02/14/25 vs East Laurens | 15 |
| + 23 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southwest to victory, but perhaps none more so than C.J. Howard, who posted 23 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. With that strong performance, Howard is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Another player making a difference was Dupree, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 17 boards.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Business Engineering Science Tech challenged East Laurens on Saturday. Business Engineering Science Tech enjoyed a cozy 75-58 victory over East Laurens.
Business Engineering Science Tech's win bumped their record up to 24-7. As for Southwest, their victory bumped their record up to 27-2.
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