Northside is 0-3 against Central since January of 2025 but things could change on Friday. The Patriots will head out to square off against the Lions at 7:30 p.m. Northside knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Central likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, the Patriots were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 80-76 to the Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
Xavier Davies
| 01/27/26 vs Northside | 19 |
| 01/23/26 vs Mundy's Mill | 18 |
| 01/20/26 @ Harris County | 19 |
The Patriots' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Xavier Davies, who went 8-for-12 on his way to 19 points, and Tamir Coppins, who shot 75% from the field to rack up 17 points. The game was Davies' third in a row with at least 18 points. Jahiion Francois was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Central took on Jonesboro on Tuesday. The Lions were beaten by the Cardinals 67-35. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Cardinals are ranked 41st).
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for the Patriots, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Northside couldn't quite get it done against Central in their previous matchup on January 9th as they fell 68-59. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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