Basketball Game Recap: Southwest DeKalb Panthers vs. Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears

By Team Reports Feb 19, 2024, 8:55pm

Recap: Southwest DeKalb Panthers vs. Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears

The Southwest DeKalb Panthers lost against the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears last Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Southwest DeKalb was beaten by Holy Innocents Episcopal 63-34. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Southwest DeKalb has scored all season.

Southwest DeKalb's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Thomas Glanton, III, who scored 11 points. Aaron Burks was another key contributor, scoring four points along with eight rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Holy Innocents Episcopal to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caleb Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 17 rebounds. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last 12 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Hopkins, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.

Southwest DeKalb's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 21-6.

Southwest DeKalb didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-47 win vs. Hapeville Charter on the 17th. Holy Innocents Episcopal has also already played their next contest, a 64-53 win against Westminster on the 17th.

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