South Forsyth and Alpharetta are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The South Forsyth War Eagles will be playing at home against the Alpharetta Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for South Forsyth and eight for Alpharetta.
South Forsyth is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since February 2, 2024 on Saturday. 2025 welcomed they with a 79-55 loss courtesy of Chattahoochee. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Cougars are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Alpharetta was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 70-64 to West Forsyth. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in December of 2024 (59), the Raiders still had to take the loss.
Alpharetta's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for South Forsyth, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-10.
Everything came up roses for South Forsyth against Alpharetta in their previous meeting back in December of 2020, as the team secured an 85-38 victory. In that match, South Forsyth amassed a halftime lead of 44-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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