The Pace Academy Knights will challenge the Kell Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pace Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
Pace Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed past Central to the tune of 66-31. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kell, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They took down Cartersville 84-70 on Wednesday. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kell's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.2 points over those games. As for Pace Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 24-4.
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