Southern Guilford is on a seven-game streak of home losses, Atkins a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Southern Guilford Storm will welcome the Atkins Camels at 8:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southern Guilford is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Northeast Guilford on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southern Guilford took a blow against Northeast Guilford, falling 81-45. The Storm were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-22.
Meanwhile, Atkins was beaten by Dudley 87-49 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Camels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 552nd, while the Panthers are ranked 113th).
Southern Guilford's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Atkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
Southern Guilford didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Atkins in their previous matchup on January 3rd, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win. Does Southern Guilford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atkins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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