The Paideia Pythons will face off against the Midtown Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Paideia sitting on five straight wins and Midtown on four.
Last Thursday, Paideia was fully in charge, breezing past The Weber School 69-39. Given the Pythons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Rams are ranked 523rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Midtown's way against M.L. King on Friday as Midtown made off with a 74-49 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 23 points or more this season.
Paideia has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.1 points per game. As for Midtown, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Everything went Paideia's way against Midtown in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as Paideia made off with a 73-48 victory. Does Paideia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Midtown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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