The Tucker Tigers will square off against the St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Tucker sitting on six straight victories and St. Pius X Catholic on three.
On Tuesday, Tucker was able to grind out a solid win over North Gwinnett, taking the game 71-64.
JaKobe Williams had a dynamite game, going 8-for-16 on his way to 27 points and seven assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Sterling Pritchett, who shot 56% from the field to rack up 15 points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Tucker was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X Catholic took their contest last Friday with ease, bagging a 74-37 victory over North Springs. The Golden Lions pushed the score to 70-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans cut but never quite recovered from.
St. Pius X Catholic's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Tucker, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Tucker was able to grind out a solid win over St. Pius X Catholic in their previous meeting back in January, winning 70-61. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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