Pepperell hasn't had much luck against Darlington recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Pepperell Dragons will jump right back in to play the Darlington Tigers at 8:30 p.m.
Pepperell is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Monday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Gordon Central an easy 78-57 victory.
Meanwhile, Darlington narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Hiram 14-12. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Hornets are ranked 313th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pepperell's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Darlington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Pepperell was dealt a bruising 89-42 defeat at the hands of Darlington when the teams last played on Friday. Can Pepperell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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