Two dominant guards in Carrington Wilson and Madison Ruff are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Stockbridge Tigers will face off against the Baldwin Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Stockbridge sitting on 11 straight victories and Baldwin on 22.
Stockbridge had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They skirted past Southwest DeKalb 63-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Wilson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 17 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kahli Ingram, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Baldwin can now show off 22 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. They blew past Trinity Christian 62-42. Given Baldwin's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Trinity Christian is ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Janaye Walker and Ruff were among the main playmakers for Baldwin as the former dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds and the latter scored 17 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Kassidy Neal was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds.
Stockbridge pushed their record up to 23-6 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Baldwin, their victory bumped their record up to 26-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Stockbridge and Baldwin are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Stockbridge hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 65.4 points per game. However, it's not like Baldwin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 67.5 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Stockbridge came up short against Baldwin in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 50-43. Can Stockbridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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