Westside entered their match against Cross Creek on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Westside Patriots fell 67-59 to the Cross Creek Razorbacks. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 66-34 two weeks ago.
Despite the loss, Westside had strong showings from Keori Atwell, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Dontrell Jackson, who posted 14 points in addition to seven assists and five boards. Atwell is becoming a predictor of Westside's success: when he posts at least ten boards the team is 12-6 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jarious Adkinson, who went 6 of 14 en route to 15 points.
Westside's defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-8. As for Cross Creek, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 19-1.
Westside and Cross Creek should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. Westside (ranked 110th) will meet Academy of Richmond County (ranked 283rd) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westside will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Meanwhile, Cross Creek will take on Howard at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 364 places (20 vs. 384). Westside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.8 points per game this season.
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