The Mays Raiders will face off against the Creekside Seminoles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mays has five straight victories, Creekside has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, Mays strolled past M.L. King with points to spare, taking the game 91-77. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Lions are ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 @ M.L. King | 12 |
| 01/17/25 @ Drew | 11 |
| 11/19/24 vs Midtown | 10 |
| 11/12/24 vs Douglass | 8 |
| 12/07/24 vs Walton | 8 |
Clayton Coppock and Jack Sparks were among the main playmakers for Mays as the former dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards and the latter dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 assists. The dominant performance gave Sparks a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Davenport Cox, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Mays smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Creekside was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 70-64 to Drew.
Mays is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points per game. As for Creekside, their loss dropped their record down to 4-19.
Everything came up roses for Mays against Creekside when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 111-45 win. In that contest, Mays amassed a halftime lead of 63-23, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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