The Houston Hilltoppers and the Dawson County Tigers will round out the year against one another at at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Houston is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since February 5th on Thursday. They took a blow against South Pontotoc, falling 71-40. The Hilltoppers have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Dawson County came up short against Lumpkin County last Friday, falling 69-49. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 522nd, while the Indians are ranked 232nd).
Dawson County's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-10. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Houston, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
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