The Alexander Cougars have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Alpharetta Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on February 24th. One thing working in Alexander's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Alexander walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Red Elephants on Wednesday as they made off with a 70-47 victory. Alexander has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 23 points or more this season.
Alexander had a senior duo take command as Braedan Lue scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and Jermaine Freeman scored 15 points along with four steals. Lue hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Gregory Dunson, who scored five points along with nine assists and two steals.
Alpharetta has not done well against Etowah recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Alpharetta secured a 56-50 W over Etowah. The win was all the more spectacular given Alpharetta's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while Etowah is ranked 18th).
Alexander pushed their record up to 26-2 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Alpharetta, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season.
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