The Darlington Tigers will challenge the Heard County Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Heard County is facing Darlington at the wrong time: Darlington suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 71-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Mustangs are ranked 247th).
Meanwhile, Heard County waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 60-50.
Heard County's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Darlington, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-4.
Everything went Darlington's way against Heard County in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Darlington made off with a 79-54 win. Will Darlington repeat their success, or does Heard County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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