The Therrell Panthers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the South Atlanta Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Therrell: 2.1, South Atlanta: 8.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Therrell slipped by Washington 7-6. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Atlanta won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Towers 20-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
The critical scores for South Atlanta came from Tytianna Perry, Rihanna Baker, and Dtauriya Welch.
Therrell's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories didn't necessarily come from the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 14.0 points per game. As for South Atlanta, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Everything went Therrell's way against South Atlanta when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Therrell made off with a 20-0 win. Will Therrell repeat their success, or does South Atlanta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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