The Armuchee Indians will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Mt. Zion Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Armuchee will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Pepperell, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Armuchee took down Pepperell 68-51 on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Indians as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-60 heartbreaker at the hands of Lithia Springs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (57), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Armuchee's victory bumped their record up to 3-9. As for Mt. Zion, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Armuchee might still be hurting after the 85-60 defeat they got from Mt. Zion when the teams last played back in November. Can Armuchee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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