The South Atlanta Hornets and the Thomson Bulldogs will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Atlanta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
South Atlanta will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Valor College Prep on Saturday. South Atlanta simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Valor College Prep 70-27. The contest marked the Hornets' most dominant win of the season so far.
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Duor Duor was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. The matchup was his third in a row with at least ten points. Bol Deng was another key player, going 8 for 16 on his way to 18 points.
South Atlanta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Thomson came up short against Putnam County on Friday and fell 61-51. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the War Eagles are ranked 29th).
South Atlanta's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Thomson, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
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