The Darlington Tigers will square off against the Model Blue Devils at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Model will be up against a hot Darlington team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Darlington claimed a resounding 72-20 victory over Haralson County. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Rebels are ranked 545th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Model's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Temple by a score of 74-71.
Darlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Model, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
Darlington beat Model 66-56 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Darlington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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