The Rome Wolves are taking a road trip to square off against the Alexander Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Rome sitting on three straight victories and Alexander on eight.
On Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Rome beat New Manchester 76-71.
Meanwhile, Alexander earned a 59-47 win over South Paulding on Thursday. 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.
Alexander's victory was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-7. The wins 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.
Rome lost to Alexander on the road by a decisive 61-42 margin in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alexander's Gregory Dunson, who posted 29 points. Now that Rome knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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