Sometimes, the difference between incompetent and competitive is just one player. Sometimes, its eight or nine. But, whatever it takes, several teams in the Southern Crescent have made dramatic one-year improvements.
Heres a look at those teams in Clayton and Henry counties that have made the biggest improvement from 2011 to now, with still a few weeks left in the regular season.
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