Cedar Grove is 1-6 against North Clayton since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Cedar Grove Saints will head out on the road to face off against the North Clayton Eagles at 12:00 p.m.
Cedar Grove is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Luella on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cedar Grove was beaten by Luella 62-25. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Lions are ranked 65th).
M. McCutcheon
| 02/14/25 @ Luella | 2 |
| 02/11/25 vs Douglass | 4 |
| 02/07/25 @ Luella | 2 |
| 02/04/25 @ Stephenson | 2 |
| 01/31/25 vs Douglass | 4 |
| + 8 more games |
Despite the loss, Cedar Grove saw an underclassman step up: freshman M. McCutcheon posted 11 points. McCutcheon has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 13 times she's played.
Meanwhile, North Clayton had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 42-21 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.
North Clayton's win bumped their record up to 14-11. As for Cedar Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
Cedar Grove came up short against North Clayton in their previous meeting back in January, falling 61-51. Can Cedar Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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