Basketball Recap: Arabia Mountain Rams vs. Southwest DeKalb Panthers
Arabia Mountain lost against Southwest DeKalb back in January of 2020, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Arabia Mountain Rams took a hard 66-51 fall against the Southwest DeKalb Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Southwest DeKalb's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Messiah Mergan, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Mergan a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Another player making a difference was Kelvin Peek, III, who went 6 for 7 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds.
Arabia Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Southwest DeKalb, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0.
Arabia Mountain won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Lithonia at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Southwest DeKalb, they will venture away from home to challenge North Springs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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