The Mount Vernon Mustangs will take on the Mount Paran Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Mount Vernon came up short against Walker and fell 70-59. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Wolverines are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Mount Paran Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 73-69 to Mt. Bethel Christian Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (67), Mount Paran Christian still had to take the loss.
Mount Vernon will need focus on slowing down Christopher Park, one of several Mount Paran Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 12 on his way to 17 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Hewling, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 19 points and three steals.
Mount Vernon has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Mount Paran Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
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