Locust Grove is 1-6 against McDonough since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Locust Grove Wildcats will square off against the McDonough Warhawks at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Locust Grove came up short against Eagle's Landing and fell 58-49.
Meanwhile, McDonough came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Greyhounds out 55-53. Given the Warhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Greyhounds are ranked 317th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McDonough has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Locust Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8.
Locust Grove might still be hurting after the 66-40 defeat they got from McDonough in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Locust Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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