Stone Mountain has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Stone Mountain didn't have too much trouble with Miller Grove at home as they won 64-50. That looming 64-50 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Stone Mountain yet this season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Holy Innocents Episcopal's strategy against Stephenson on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Holy Innocents Episcopal blew Stephenson out of the water with a 73-41 final score. Given Holy Innocents Episcopal's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while Stephenson is ranked 390th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Will Hopkins, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. Rhys Williams was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Stone Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-6.
Stone Mountain was taken down by Holy Innocents Episcopal 68-35 in their previous matchup on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holy Innocents Episcopal's Caleb Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Stone Mountain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
