The Northgate Vikings will take on the McIntosh Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, Northgate came up short against Northside and fell 49-42.
Northgate's defeat came about despite a quality game from Deasia Stinson, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Stinson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Randria Wilcher, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 22-22 at halftime, McIntosh was not quite Harris County's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 46-43. While losing is never fun, McIntosh can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while Harris County is ranked 68th).
Northgate has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-9 record this season. As for McIntosh, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Northgate didn't have too much breathing room in their game against McIntosh in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 44-38 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northgate since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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