It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eastside Eagles face off against the Flowery Branch Falcons at 8:30 p.m. on Friday... Eastside has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Eastside didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cedar Shoals, but they still walked away with a 57-51 victory.
Meanwhile, Flowery Branch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 70-51 bruising from Madison County. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Red Raiders are ranked 65th).
Flowery Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Eastside, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Eastside beat Flowery Branch 60-50 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastside 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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