A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lithia Springs Lions take on the Alexander Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... Lithia Springs is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Lithia Springs had to suffer through a 56-11 loss at the hands of East Paulding. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 410th, while the Raiders are ranked 201st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alexander). They really took it to Kennesaw Mountain for the full four quarters, racking up a 73-35 victory. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Alexander's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Lithia Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything went Lithia Springs' way against Alexander in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as Lithia Springs made off with a 45-22 victory. Does Lithia Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alexander turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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