The Northwest Whitfield Bruins will take on the Adairsville Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Adairsville will be up against a hot Northwest Whitfield team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Northwest Whitfield took down Heritage 69-53 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Adairsville on Friday. They strolled past LaFayette with points to spare, taking the game 61-43. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Ramblers: they've now won seven in a row.
Northwest Whitfield better keep an eye on Xavious Nalls. He was instrumental in Adairsville's win, going 10-for-17 from beyond the arc en route to 41 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Nalls' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Tre Winters was another key player, going 6-for-12 to rack up 12 points along with five boards and three steals.
Adairsville's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points over those games. As for Northwest Whitfield, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
Things could have been worse for Northwest Whitfield, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-36 loss to Adairsville when the teams last played back in January. Can Northwest Whitfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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