On Saturday, the Osborne Cardinals lost to the Mays Raiders on the road by a 76-58 margin. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 391st, while the Raiders are ranked 91st).
Mays' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Germani Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 25 rebounds. Wilson has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Davenport Cox, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds.
Osborne has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Mays, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-5.
Osborne and Heritage will round out the year against one another at at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Mays, they will be taking part in a tournament against Wesleyan at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mays knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Wesleyan likes a good challenge.
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