Lovett is 0-9 against Holy Innocents Episcopal since December of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Lovett Lions will head out to challenge the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lovett is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 62-54 win over Whitefield Academy. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Holy Innocents Episcopal waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Patriots 96-18. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Patriots are ranked 424th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Holy Innocents Episcopal pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 16.5 points over those games. As for Lovett, their win bumped their record up to 16-11.
Lovett was dealt a bruising 72-28 loss at the hands of Holy Innocents Episcopal in their previous matchup back in January. Can Lovett avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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