The Clarke Central Gladiators will face off against the Habersham Central Raiders at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Clarke Central has struggled recently with 16 losses in a row, while Habersham Central will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Clarke Central opened the new year with a less-than-successful 69-59 defeat to Apalachee. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Wildcats are ranked 179th).
Meanwhile, Habersham Central humbled Apalachee with an 83-54 victory. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Clarke Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Habersham Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
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