The Southeast Whitfield County Raiders will take on the Cartersville Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southeast Whitfield County is looking for their season's first win.
Southeast Whitfield County is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against North Murray on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southeast Whitfield County had to suffer through a 70-24 loss at the hands of North Murray. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-7.
Meanwhile, Cartersville hadn't done well against Hiram recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Cartersville pulled ahead with a 55-54 photo finish over Hiram. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.
Cartersville is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Southeast Whitfield County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-20.
Southeast Whitfield County took a serious blow against Cartersville when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 95-23. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cartersville's Wyatt Thomason, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 boards. Now that Southeast Whitfield County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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