The Eagle's Landing Eagles will face off against the Lithia Springs Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Eagle's Landing will be strutting in after a win while Lithia Springs will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Eagle's Landing turned things around against Lakeside on Saturday. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 66-54. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Vikings are ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eagle's Landing relied on the efforts of Dayveon Knight, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 15 points, and Malik Hand, who posted ten points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannibal Smith, who had nine points.
Eagle's Landing was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Lithia Springs' good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 63-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rockdale County.
Eagle's Landing's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Lithia Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
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