The Eagle's Landing Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the McDonough Warhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eagle's Landing will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Eagle's Landing beat Stockbridge 62-50. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Tigers are ranked 340th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for McDonough, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Ola by a score of 74-64 on Saturday.
Eagle's Landing better focus on containing Zion Greene and Zaiden Greene as the pair were huge in McDonough's win. Zion went 11 of 16 on his way to 24 points and eight steals, while Zaiden dropped a triple-double on 21 points, 11 rebounds, and ten assists. Those ten assists gave Zaiden a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nathadeus Fambro, who posted seven points and eight boards.
McDonough was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
McDonough pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Eagle's Landing, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Eagle's Landing couldn't quite finish off McDonough in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 71-69. Can Eagle's Landing avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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