The Clarkston Angoras will take on the Marist War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Clarkston has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Marist will arrive with six straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Clarkston had to suffer through a 60-10 loss at the hands of Southwest DeKalb. While losing is never fun, the Angoras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 486th, while the Panthers are ranked 61st).
Despite the defeat, Clarkston saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Genet Abatie posted seven points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Marist's strategy against Lithonia on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Marist blew Lithonia out of the water with an 85-33 final score. The War Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Marist has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Clarkston, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Clarkston was dealt a bruising 100-11 defeat at the hands of Marist in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Can Clarkston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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