The Midtown Knights just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Paideia Pythons at 4:00 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 six contests -- so hopefully Paideia likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Midtown got the win against M.L. King by a conclusive 74-49. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Paideia entered their tilt with The Weber School on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rams 69-39. Given the Pythons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Rams are ranked 523rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Midtown has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Paideia, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-7.
Midtown might still be hurting after the 73-48 loss they got from Paideia when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Can Midtown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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