The Habersham Central Raiders will challenge the Clarke Central Gladiators at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Habersham Central has four straight victories, Clarke Central has 23 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Saturday, Habersham Central was fully in charge, breezing past Alcovy 72-39. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Clarke Central was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 67-63 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 433rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 209th).
Habersham Central pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.4 points per game. As for Clarke Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-22.
Everything went Habersham Central's way against Clarke Central in their previous meeting back in January, as Habersham Central made off with a 72-47 victory. Does Habersham Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clarke Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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