The Alexander Cougars will challenge the Rome Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Alexander sitting on eight straight wins and Rome on three.
On Thursday, Alexander beat South Paulding 59-47. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Spartans are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Rome beat New Manchester 76-71 on Thursday.
Alexander pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points over those games. As for Rome, their win bumped their record up to 18-7.
Alexander strolled past Rome in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 61-42. Does Alexander have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rome turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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