The St. Pius X Catholic Golden Lions entered their tilt with the South Cobb Eagles with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. St. Pius X Catholic snuck past South Cobb with a 73-68 win on Tuesday. Given St. Pius X Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while South Cobb is ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, South Cobb still got an impressive performance from Rajah Morgan, who scored 33 points along with seven steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Morgan has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Aj Horton, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds.
St. Pius X Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for South Cobb, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
St. Pius X Catholic will look to defend their home court on Friday against North Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. North Atlanta is coming into the match with four straight defeats on the road, meaning St. Pius X Catholic will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for South Cobb, they will square off against Dunwoody at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
