Tucker is 1-7 against Lithonia since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Tucker faced off against Southwest DeKalb on Friday. The Tigers had to suffer through a 67-27 loss at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Panthers are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, Lithonia really took it to Redan for the full four quarters, racking up a 53-22 victory. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 31 points or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Lithonia and bumps their season record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 59 points in those games. As for Tucker, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Tucker couldn't quite finish off Lithonia when the teams last played back in January and fell 59-57. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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