Athens Academy will face off against Greater Atlanta Christian on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Athens Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Walker a 2-0 shutout. The two-point effort marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Greater Atlanta Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat St. Vincent's 65-27. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Saints are ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Athens Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.0 points over those games. As for Greater Atlanta Christian, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-12.
Athens Academy barely slipped by Greater Atlanta Christian in their previous meeting back in January, winning 36-35. Will Athens Academy repeat their success, or does Greater Atlanta Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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