The Clarke Central Gladiators and the Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Clarke Central will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Clarke Central fought the good fight in their overtime match against Jackson County on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 61-59. One positive for the Gladiators, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Greater Atlanta Christian blew past Chestatee, posting an 87-31 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Greater Atlanta Christian had a senior duo take command as Mario Hill Jr made all 8 shots he took from beyond the arc racking up 32 points and four steals and Mikey Carpenter dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hill Jr has scored all season. KJ Braswell was another key player, putting up three points along with six boards and four blocks.
Greater Atlanta Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Greater Atlanta Christian pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.4 points per game. As for Clarke Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
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