The Ridgeland Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Calhoun Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 16 defeats in a row, Ridgeland turned things around against Southeast Whitfield County on Saturday. They snuck past the Raiders with a 35-30 win.
Meanwhile, Calhoun was able to grind out a solid victory over Adairsville on Tuesday, taking the game 52-39. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Tigers are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Calhoun has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Ridgeland, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-19.
Ridgeland was taken down by Calhoun 62-13 when the teams last played back in January. Can Ridgeland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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