The North Decatur Chargers will square off against the Morristown Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Decatur is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed by Edinburgh to the tune of 49-21. The Chargers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Morristown had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They managed a 57-53 victory over the Titans.
Morristown's win came from a few key players North Decatur will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nevaeh Sanders, who went 9 of 20 en route to 27 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The game was her sixth in a row with at least ten points. Emma Nelson was another key player, going 5 for 10 on her way to 15 points in addition to three steals and three blocks.
Morristown is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.8 points. As for North Decatur, their win bumped their record up to 16-8.
North Decatur came up short against Morristown when the teams last played back in January, falling 46-41. Can North Decatur avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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