The Carrollton Trojans will face off against the Douglas County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Carrollton is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Carrollton is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against East Coweta on Tuesday. Carrollton came up short against East Coweta, falling 72-50. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Indians are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Douglas County). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Mt. Zion 74-46.
Douglas County's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Carrollton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything came up roses for Carrollton against Douglas County in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, as the squad secured a 93-53 victory. In that game, Carrollton amassed a halftime lead of 59-29, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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