Redan came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were outmatched by the South Atlanta Hornets and fell 80-39. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Hornets are ranked 112th).
Noah Melton
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Redan's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Melton, who went 5 of 10 to rack up 12 points. Melton is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Kaiden Watson was another key player, putting up eight points.
South Atlanta was led to victory by Duor Duor and Bol Deng. Duor dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards, while Deng made all 8 shots he took for 19 points. The dominant performance also gave Duor a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Drew Clark, who went 5 for 12 en route to 11 points and five rebounds.
Redan's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for South Atlanta, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Redan didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 79-20 loss against Columbia on the 4th. As for South Atlanta, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 47-39 win against Salem on the 4th.
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