The Southwest DeKalb Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Southwest DeKalb made off with a 57-56 win over Druid Hills.
Southwest DeKalb's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Thomas Glanton, III, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals, and Messiah Mergan, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Mergan continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelvin Peek, III, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Holy Innocents Episcopal entered their tilt with Miller Grove with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Holy Innocents Episcopal breezed by Miller Grove at home to the tune of 77-40 on Wednesday. Holy Innocents Episcopal has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Southwest DeKalb's victory bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Southwest DeKalb lost to Holy Innocents Episcopal on the road by a decisive 64-46 margin in their previous meeting on Friday. Can Southwest DeKalb avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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