The Luella Lions will take on the North Clayton Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Luella is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 80-58 margin over Stephenson on Tuesday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Jaguars are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, North Clayton made off with a 50-49 victory over Drew.
North Clayton has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Luella, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Luella was able to grind out a solid victory over North Clayton in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 70-59. Does Luella have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Clayton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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