The Stone Mountain Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Douglass Astros at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Stone Mountain has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 20.
Stone Mountain is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against North Clayton on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Stone Mountain took a blow against North Clayton, falling 59-24. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-6.
Meanwhile, Douglass was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Luella and fell 66-29. While losing is never fun, the Astros can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Lions are ranked 63rd).
Douglass' defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Stone Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Stone Mountain couldn't quite finish off Douglass in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 54-51. Can Stone Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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