If South Atlanta was feeling good fresh off their 61-38 takedown of Thomson last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Atlanta Hornets took a 67-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Habersham Central Raiders on Monday. 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 124th, while the Raiders are ranked 31st).
South Atlanta's loss came despite strong showings from Christian Thornhill and Jaelin Ellis. Thornhill dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds, while Ellis went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points. The dominant performance gave Thornhill a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Duor Duor, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.
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Even though they lost, South Atlanta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
South Atlanta's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Habersham Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.
South Atlanta will venture away from home to face off against Drew Charter at 7:00 p.m. on January 7th. As for Habersham Central, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 68-47 win against Stephens County on the 31st.
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