The Walnut Grove Warriors will challenge the Central Gwinnett Black Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Walnut Grove is looking for their season's first win.
Central Gwinnett is facing Walnut Grove at the wrong time: Walnut Grove suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 61-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Broncos. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Broncos are ranked 70th).
Central Gwinnett's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Mill Creek on Friday. Central Gwinnett sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 48-45 victory over Discovery. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Black Knights have posted against the Titans since December 16, 2019.
Walnut Grove's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Central Gwinnett, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Walnut Grove opened the new year with a less-than-successful 63-52 defeat to Central Gwinnett. Thankfully for Walnut Grove, Timothy Smith (who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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