If Greater Atlanta Christian was riding high fresh off their 84-47 takedown of White County last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans had to suffer through a 87-60 loss at the hands of the Pickens Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Dragons are ranked 28th).
Mario Hill Jr and Mikey Carpenter certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Hill Jr went 8 for 12 on his way to 20 points and five assists, while Carpenter went 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Vinh Nguyen, who posted seven points.
Greater Atlanta Christian's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-5. As for Pickens, the win keeps them at an undefeated 16-0.
Greater Atlanta Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Johnson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pickens, they will venture away from home to take on Dawson County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Pickens' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 games.
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