On Thursday, the Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs had to suffer through a 87-43 loss at the hands of the Savannah Bluejackets. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 537th, while the Bluejackets are ranked 86th).
Savannah got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Deshawn Davis out in front who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds. Davis has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more rebounds the last 14 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maki Joyner, who posted 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Emanuel County Institute's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Savannah, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Emanuel County Institute didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-54 defeat against Metter on the 10th. As for Savannah, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 61-51 win against Portal on the 10th.
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