The Peachtree Ridge Lions will head out to take on the Berkmar Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Peachtree Ridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Peachtree Ridge took on Parkview on Tuesday. Peachtree Ridge simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Parkview 69-42. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Panthers are ranked 420th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Berkmar unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 79-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of Norcross. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (66), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
Peachtree Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Berkmar, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Peachtree Ridge strolled past Berkmar when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 68-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peachtree Ridge since the squad 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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