Temple hasn't had much luck against Heard County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Temple Tigers will welcome the Heard County Braves at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Temple was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-44 to Bremen.
Meanwhile, Heard County came tearing into Thursday's match with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 59-39 margin over the Tigers. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Tigers are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heard County pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Temple, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
Temple ended up a good deal behind Heard County in their previous matchup on January 7th, losing 64-48. Will Temple have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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