Hiram is 7-0 against Cartersville since January of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hiram Hornets will look to defend their home court against the Cartersville Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. Hiram has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 489 points over their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, Hiram earned a 62-49 victory over Cass. Given Hiram's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while Cass is ranked 380th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even though Calhoun scored an imposing 57 points on Tuesday, Cartersville still came out on top. Cartersville snuck past Calhoun with a 61-57 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Cartersville.
Hiram is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Cartersville, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-12.
Everything went Hiram's way against Cartersville in their previous matchup back in January as Hiram made off with a 82-62 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cartersville's Nas Bennett, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hiram still be able to contain Bennett? There's only one way to find out.
