South Atlanta fought the good fight in their overtime match against Columbia on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 55-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Columbia Eagles. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the defeat, South Atlanta had strong showings from Duor Duor, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards, and Drew Clark, who posted 11 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Clark a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelin Ellis, who scored five points and five rebounds.
Hornets
| 01/14/25 @ Columbia | 51-55 |
| 12/30/24 vs Habersham Central | 55-67 |
Even though they lost, South Atlanta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
South Atlanta's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6. As for Columbia, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-2.
South Atlanta wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 66-53 win against Salem on the 17th. Columbia has also already played their next match, an 84-40 victory against Redan on the 17th.
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