Basketball Recap: W D Mohammed Falls Despite Big Games from Mouhamadou Mbodj and Ramadan Law

W D Mohammed was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 64-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Towers Titans. While losing is never fun, the Caliphs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 479th, while the Titans are ranked 179th).

Ramadan Law and Mouhamadou Mbodj certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Law posted 21 points along with six rebounds and five assists, while Mbodj dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 boards. That was a full 39.6% of W D Mohammed's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.

It was another big night for Jalen Kelly, who went 6 of 14 en route to 20 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists for Towers. With that strong performance, Kelly is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Mekyrius Miller, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 13 points along with six boards and three steals.

W D Mohammed's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Towers, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.

W D Mohammed does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Towers, they have already played their next matchup, a 53-37 victory against Southwest Atlanta Christian on the 6th.