The Therrell Panthers will square off against the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Therrell took on Lovett on Tuesday. Therrell took a 51-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lovett. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Therrell might have lost, but man, Azil Hazzard was a machine: she dropped a double-double on 33 points and 15 boards. That was a full 71.7% of Therrell's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caliea Baisden, who put up nine points and six steals.
Meanwhile, Holy Innocents Episcopal came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 50.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 81-15 win over the Soaring Eagle. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Soaring Eagle are ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Holy Innocents Episcopal has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.8 points per game. As for Therrell, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
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