Having just played yesterday, the Alpharetta Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Centennial Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Alpharetta has given up an average of 52 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Alpharetta fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against North Forsyth on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of North Forsyth by a score of 57-54. The loss continues a trend for Alpharetta in their meetings with North Forsyth: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Centennial ended up a good deal behind Johns Creek on Tuesday and lost 72-58. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Gladiators are ranked 25th).
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Alpharetta, the loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 6-2.
Alpharetta was taken down by Centennial 80-40 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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