There's no place like home for Rome, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past the Villa Rica Wildcats with a 69-65 victory on Tuesday. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Wildcats are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rome's win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Villa Rica, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season.
Rome will face off against East Paulding at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rome is facing East Paulding at the right time seeing as East Paulding is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Villa Rica does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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