Madison County is 2-8 against North Oconee since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Madison County Red Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the North Oconee Titans at 8:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Madison County strolled past Flowery Branch with points to spare, taking the game 70-51. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Falcons are ranked 321st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Oconee waltzed into their contest on Thursday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They blew past the Warriors 69-35. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
North Oconee pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for Madison County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Madison County was dealt a bruising 81-49 loss at the hands of North Oconee in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Madison County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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