The Rockmart Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to square off against the North Cobb Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Rockmart turned things around against Coahulla Creek on Tuesday. They skirted past the Colts 62-59. The win was all the more spectacular given the Yellowjackets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Colts are ranked 148th).
Meanwhile, North Cobb Christian came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 95-48 victory over the Indians. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.
North Cobb Christian's win came from a few key players Rockmart will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brock Bass Bonner, who went 10 for 16 on his way to 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Wiseman, who went 7 of 8 en route to 16 points and three steals.
North Cobb Christian's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 88.3 points per game. As for Rockmart, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 3-13.
Rockmart was taken down by North Cobb Christian 105-44 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Cobb Christian's Xavier Butler, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. Now that Rockmart knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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