The Allatoona Buccaneers will head out on the road to challenge the Southeast Whitfield County Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Allatoona has seven straight wins, Southeast Whitfield County has 38 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Allatoona beats Southeast Whitfield County with 73 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Allatoona simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Woodland 73-39. The Buccaneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Southeast Whitfield County took a blow against Dalton on Tuesday, falling 79-12. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 568th, while the Catamounts are ranked 208th).
Allatoona has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Southeast Whitfield County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Everything came up roses for Allatoona against Southeast Whitfield County in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 97-26 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Allatoona 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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