Basketball Recap: Make It Ten in a Row for Cedar Grove

Saints

Previous Games

01/25/25 vs Mt. Zion	81-38
01/24/25 @ Stone Mountain	75-33
01/18/25 vs North Clayton	75-57
01/17/25 vs Riverdale	74-33
01/14/25 @ Douglass	59-51
+ 5 more games

Cedar Grove waltzed into their game on Saturday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They blew past the Mt. Zion Bulldogs 81-38. The Saints have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.

Cedar Grove's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keith Gillespie led the charge by putting up 30 points. Those 30 points gave Gillespie a new career-high. Emanuel Green was another key player, posting 20 points.

Mt. Zion's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maxwell Henry, who posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ronnie Terry, who earned seven points.

Cedar Grove's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points per game. As for Mt. Zion, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-19.

Cedar Grove has already played their next match, an 83-51 win against North Clayton on the 28th. As for Mt. Zion, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 73-48 defeat against Douglass on the 28th.