The Central Chargers will venture away from home to take on the Northeast Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Central will be strutting in after a win while Northeast will be coming in after a defeat.
Central took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They breezed by Southwest to the tune of 66-19. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Patriots are ranked 432nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-50 heartbreaker at the hands of Bleckley County.
Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.1 points per game. As for Northeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Central strolled past Northeast in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 56-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central 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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