The Heard County Braves will face off against the Pepperell Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Heard County has 16 straight victories, Pepperell has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Heard County is returning to their home court after beating Temple on theirs, despite the fact Temple has dominated at home this season. Heard County enjoyed a cozy 51-37 win over Temple on Friday. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Tigers are ranked 168th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pepperell ended up a good deal behind Temple on Monday and lost 66-49.
Heard County's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 19.9 points. As for Pepperell, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Everything went Heard County's way against Pepperell in their previous matchup back in January, as Heard County made off with a 64-41 win. Does Heard County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pepperell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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