Temple and Pepperell are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Temple Tigers will be playing at home against the Pepperell Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Temple is headed into Monday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They lost to Heard County at home by a 51-37 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Braves are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, Pepperell was beaten by Model 62-10 on Friday. The game marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Temple's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Pepperell, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-16.
Temple didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Pepperell when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win. Will Temple repeat their success, or does Pepperell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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