Macon is 2-8 against Chillicothe since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Macon Tigers will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Chillicothe Hornets at 7:30 p.m.
Macon is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They took a hard 57-43 fall against Van-Far.
Meanwhile, Chillicothe posted their biggest win since January 16th on Friday. They claimed a resounding 64-32 victory over Trenton. The Hornets pushed the score to 62-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Chillicothe's win came from a few key players Macon will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jaishon White, who went 6 of 7 en route to 14 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sol'Jier Allen, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points.
Chillicothe was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Chillicothe and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Macon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Macon took a serious blow against Chillicothe in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 59-32. Thankfully for Macon, James Mathew (who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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