On Thursday, the Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans came up short against the Pickens Dragons and fell 57-47. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Dragons are ranked 26th).
Despite the defeat, Greater Atlanta Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Dru Jeckewicz went 6 of 7 en route to 13 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jaymee Carter, who posted nine points.
Greater Atlanta Christian dropped their record down to 9-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Pickens, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-1.
Greater Atlanta Christian will square off against Johnson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pickens, they will challenge Dawson County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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