It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Hillgrove Hawks challenge the South Cobb Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Hillgrove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.5 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Hillgrove wrapped up 2024 with a 69-54 victory over Cypress Bay. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 17th in Georgia, while the Lightning are ranked 74th in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillgrove found their leader in sophomore Asa Montgomery, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Bryson Jatta was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points and three blocks.
Meanwhile, South Cobb didn't have too much trouble with Stockbridge on Friday as they won 59-44.
The win made it two in a row for Hillgrove and bumps their season record up to 13-2. As for South Cobb, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
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