Atkins hasn't had much luck against Southern Guilford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Atkins Camels will venture away from home to square off against the Southern Guilford Storm at 8:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Atkins is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They took a blow against Dudley, falling 87-49. While losing is never fun, the Camels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 552nd, while the Panthers are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, Southern Guilford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Northeast Guilford and fell 81-45. The Storm were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-22.
Southern Guilford's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Atkins, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.
Atkins came up short against Southern Guilford in their previous meeting on January 3rd, falling 54-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southern Guilford's Amari Robinson, who posted 27 points. Now that Atkins 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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