Basketball Recap: Douglass Takes a Loss

After flying high against Mt. Zion last Tuesday, Douglass came back down to earth. The Douglass Astros lost to the Cedar Grove Saints on the road by a 75-56 margin on Friday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Astros this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 59-51 back in January.

Leading Cedar Grove to victory were Emanuel Green and Keith Gillespie. Green posted 30 points, while Gillespie scored 27 points. Green's evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Javonte Floyd was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Douglass' loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Cedar Grove, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 20-3.

Douglass and Cedar Grove should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. Douglass (ranked 66th) will meet North Clayton (ranked 261st) at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Cedar Grove will face off against Stephenson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 330 places (16 vs. 346).