The Decatur Bulldogs and the Towers Titans will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Decatur and four for Towers.
On Friday, Decatur had to suffer through a 56-19 loss at the hands of Lakeside. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Vikings are ranked 133rd).
Despite the defeat, Decatur saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ryan Elmahdi posted 15 points. That was a full 78.9% of Decatur's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Towers played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 66-36 loss at the hands of Jasper County. The Titans were down 61-31 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Towers' defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Decatur, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Decatur was able to grind out a solid victory over Towers in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, winning 32-19. Will Decatur repeat their success, or does Towers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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