The Tri-Cities Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Decatur Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Tri-Cities' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 matches.
Tri-Cities took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They took their game with ease, bagging an 88-47 victory over Dunwoody. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Wildcats are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Decatur's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They received a blow as they fell 77-62 to Woodward Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Tri-Cities is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.1 points per game. As for Decatur, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Tri-Cities didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Decatur in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 95-89 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tri-Cities since the squad 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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