Johns Creek is 1-9 against Chattahoochee since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Johns Creek Gladiators will head out to challenge the Chattahoochee Cougars at 7:30 p.m.
Johns Creek is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They lost to Gainesville on the road by a 65-47 margin. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Red Elephants are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Chattahoochee had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 62-61 win over the Hornets.
Chattahoochee is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Johns Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Johns Creek came up short against Chattahoochee in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 59-52. Can Johns Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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