The Midtown Knights will head out on the road to take on Drew at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Midtown has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Drew will come in with six straight wins.
Midtown fought the good fight in their overtime contest against St. Anne-Pacelli on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 63-60. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Vikings are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Drew didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Creekside on Friday, but they still walked away with a 70-64 victory.
Midtown better keep an eye on Juelz Scott. He was instrumental in Drew's win, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Scott a new career-high in points. Joseph Pressil was another key player, putting up ten points and six assists.
Drew pushed their record up to 12-11 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Midtown, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Midtown was able to grind out a solid victory over Drew in their previous meeting back in January, winning 75-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midtown 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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