Northwest Whitfield is 2-8 against LaFayette since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Northwest Whitfield Bruins are taking a road trip to face off against the LaFayette Ramblers at 7:30 p.m.
Northwest Whitfield is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Calhoun on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northwest Whitfield was outmatched by Calhoun and fell 83-39. The Bruins were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 57-15.
Meanwhile, LaFayette didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Heritage on Friday, but they still walked away with a 63-59 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ramblers.
LaFayette has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Northwest Whitfield, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.
Northwest Whitfield strolled past LaFayette when the teams last played back in January by a score of 54-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Whitfield since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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