The North Murray Mountaineers will head out to face off against the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, North Murray was beaten by Union County 77-46. While losing is never fun, the Mountaineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Panthers are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe). Everything went their way against Murray County on Tuesday as Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe made off with a 91-69 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Warriors have posted since December 28, 2024.
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.7 points per game. As for North Murray, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-11.
North Murray came up short against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe when the teams last played back in January, falling 71-62. Can North Murray avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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