The Campbell Spartans will face off against the Hillgrove Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Campbell comes in on five and Hillgrove on four.
Campbell can't be too worried about heading out to take on Hillgrove: they just beat Paulding County at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Campbell came out on top against Paulding County by a score of 61-49 on Tuesday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Patriots are ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Hillgrove faced off against South Cobb on Tuesday. Hillgrove claimed a resounding 68-19 win over South Cobb. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 20 points or more this season.
Campbell has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points per game. As for Hillgrove, they pushed their record up to 17-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Campbell skirted past Hillgrove 48-45 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hillgrove's Aeris Macon, who went 7 for 12 on her way to 15 points and seven boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Campbell still be able to contain Macon? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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