Basketball Recap: South Atlanta Comes Up Short

After flying high against Towers last Saturday, South Atlanta came back down to earth. The South Atlanta Hornets took a 48-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Miller Grove Wolverines on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 485th, while the Wolverines are ranked 149th).

Miller Grove's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kamiya Moore led the charge by putting up ten points and six steals. What's more, Moore also racked up four assists, the most she's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Nariah Cato, who posted 15 points and four steals.

South Atlanta's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Miller Grove, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

South Atlanta will take on Coahulla Creek in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Miller Grove, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Stone Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.