Druid Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a blow against the Marist War Eagles, falling 83-23. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 478th, while the War Eagles are ranked 121st).
It was another big night for Jay Walsh, who went 11 for 17 on his way to 26 points and seven rebounds for Marist. The dominant performance gave Walsh a new career-high in points. Nicholas Kipers was another key player, putting up 14 points and five boards.
Druid Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Marist, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Druid Hills will challenge Clarkston at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Druid Hills is facing Clarkston at the right time seeing as Clarkston is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Marist, they will host North Springs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marist is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.2 points per game this season.
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