Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe is 4-0 against Rockmart since December of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors will square off against the Rockmart Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
While Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They enjoyed a cozy 62-45 win over Heritage on Saturday.
Quintaris Tanner-Garrett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 for 11 en route to 18 points plus two steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Champion Bowman, who scored nine points plus five assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, a victory for Rockmart just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against East Paulding, falling 72-52. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Rockmart, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe strolled past Rockmart in their previous meeting back in January of 2022 by a score of 73-54. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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