The Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs and the Lithia Springs Lions will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Kennesaw Mountain will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating North Cobb, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Kennesaw Mountain sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-43 win over North Cobb on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Lithia Springs hadn't done well against South Paulding recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Lithia Springs had just enough and edged South Paulding out 57-54. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Spartans are ranked 129th).
Kennesaw Mountain's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Lithia Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
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