The Mt. Zion Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Cedar Grove Saints at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mt. Zion has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Cedar Grove will arrive with eight straight wins.
Last Friday, Mt. Zion was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to Stone Mountain.
Meanwhile, Cedar Grove didn't have too much trouble with North Clayton on Saturday as they won 75-57. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Eagles are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cedar Grove pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.2 points per game. As for Mt. Zion, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.
Mt. Zion was dealt a bruising 87-30 defeat at the hands of Cedar Grove in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cedar Grove's Javonte Floyd, who posted 23 points. Now that Mt. Zion knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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