Northside hasn't had much luck against Veterans recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The two teams will face off at 5:30 p.m. without much rest, having both just played. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Northside is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 63 points on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Houston County on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Bears and fell 72-29. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Bears are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Veterans played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Lee County 81-50. The Warhawks haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Northside's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Veterans, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-12.
Northside didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Veterans in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 62-57 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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