The Wheeler Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Walton Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wheeler has three straight victories, Walton has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Wheeler will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Pebblebrook, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Wheeler put the hurt on Pebblebrook with a sharp 54-29 win on Saturday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Falcons are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Walton came up short against Etowah on Friday and fell 56-46.
Wheeler's victory bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Walton, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Everything went Wheeler's way against Walton in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Wheeler made off with a 45-25 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheeler since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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