The Sandy Creek Patriots will challenge the Luella Lions on Friday. Sandy Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Luella likes a good challenge.
Sandy Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Troup County as Sandy Creek made off with a 60-39 win. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Luella had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.9 points) and they went ahead and made it 15 on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 55-37 victory over the Patriots. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Patriots are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Luella's win bumped their record up to 25-3. As for Sandy Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Sandy Creek ended up a good deal behind Luella in their previous matchup back in February of 2020, losing 66-48. Thankfully for Sandy Creek, Keely Brown (who went 9-for-10 on her way to 23 points in addition to eight boards and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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