The William Blount Governors will take on the Lambert Longhorns in a tournament on Friday. William Blount has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Lambert will come in with seven straight wins.
William Blount came up into this matchup off a tough 26-point loss last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of McMinn Central by a score of 59-56 last Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Governors have suffered since February 27th.
Meanwhile, Lambert earned a 60-51 victory over Lanier on Friday. Given Lambert's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Lanier is ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lambert's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points per game. As for William Blount, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
