The Walnut Grove Warriors will take on the Marist War Eagles in a holiday battle at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday at. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Walnut Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Chestatee, but they still walked away with a 67-63 win. Given Walnut Grove's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while Chestatee is ranked 452nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Marist beat Blessed Trinity 62-50 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marist.
Luke Harpring and Owen Ritger were among the main playmakers for Marist as the former scored 16 points along with six assists and the latter scored 16 points along with nine rebounds and three blocks. The contest was Harpring's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Trace Gaynes, who scored ten points.
Walnut Grove's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Marist, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
