Having just played yesterday, the Midtown Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Paideia Pythons at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Midtown knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Paideia likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Midtown was fully in charge, breezing past M.L. King 74-11. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-34, which was the final score in Paideia's tilt against Creekside Christian Academy on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Pythons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Cougars are ranked 110th).
Midtown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.9 points. As for Paideia, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-11.
Midtown strolled past Paideia in their previous meeting back in November of 2021 by a score of 32-17. Does Midtown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paideia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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