McDONOUGH — Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy’s boys basketball team has accomplished something it didn’t last year — start the season with a three-game winning streak.
New head coach Derrick Mason was tabbed to turn around a squad that finished the 2015 season with a 4-19 overall record and a 3-8 record in Region 5-A Private. That 4-19 record was the lowest win total since 2005.
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