George Walton Academy has gone 9-1 against Athens Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The George Walton Academy Bulldogs will take on the Athens Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
George Walton Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Bethlehem Christian Academy 59-21. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Knights are ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ashley Hill
| 02/11/25 vs Bethlehem Christian Academy | 8 |
| 02/07/25 vs Lakeview Academy | 11 |
| 02/04/25 vs Tallulah Falls | 17 |
It was another big night for Ashley Hill, who went 6-for-8 on her way to 17 points and eight boards. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gisele Sorrow, who went 5-for-7 en route to 11 points and five boards.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Athens Christian over Bethlehem Christian Academy in every quarter on their way to victory last Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Athens Christian blew Bethlehem Christian Academy out of the water with a 75-22 final score. The Eagles pushed the score to 66-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights had no chance of recovering from.
The win made it two in a row for Athens Christian and bumps their season record up to 19-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.5 points over those games. As for George Walton Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
George Walton Academy lost to Athens Christian on the road by a decisive 53-39 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can George Walton Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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