It was a classic North v. South duel when South Atlanta challenged North Springs on Saturday. The South Atlanta Hornets came out on top against the North Springs Spartans by a score of 58-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Duor Duor was a one-man wrecking crew for South Atlanta as he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 16 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Duor a new career-high in offensive rebounds (nine). Another player making a difference was Bol Deng, who went 5 for 10 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds.
South Atlanta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
South Atlanta's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for North Springs, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
South Atlanta didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 80-50 win against Excel Christian Academy on the 25th. As for North Springs, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Marist at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marist knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully North Springs likes a good challenge.
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