The Banneker Trojans will head out to challenge the Langston Hughes Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Banneker was beaten by Morrow 94-45. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Mustangs are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Langston Hughes had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 62-40 margin over the Mustangs. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Langston Hughes has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Banneker, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-14.
Banneker took a serious blow against Langston Hughes in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 65-37. Can Banneker avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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