A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Spalding Jaguars face off against the Whitewater Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Spalding is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since November 26th on Monday. Everything went their way against Rutland as Spalding made off with a 65-44 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Meanwhile, Whitewater didn't have too much trouble with Mary Persons two weeks ago as they won 64-45. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 437th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Spalding better keep an eye on Seyi Daramola. He was instrumental in Whitewater's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 17 rebounds. Those 23 points gave Daramola a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Case Roberts, who posted eight points in addition to six assists and six steals.
Whitewater smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in 13 consecutive games.
Spalding has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Whitewater, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Spalding came up short against Whitewater in their previous meeting back in February, falling 73-61. Can Spalding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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