Decatur lost against Tri-Cities last Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The contest between Decatur and Tri-Cities didn't end well, with Decatur falling 66-49. While losing is never fun, Decatur can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while Tri-Cities is ranked 13th).

Jason Welborn
02/13/25 vs Tri-Cities | 18 |
02/11/25 vs Dunwoody | 18 |
02/07/25 vs Tri-Cities | 15 |
02/05/25 @ Woodward Academy | 19 |
01/31/25 vs Shiloh | 15 |
When it comes to explaining why Decatur lost, don't look at Jason Welborn. Despite the final result, he went 7-for-14 on his way to 18 points. The match was Welborn's fifth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Wright, who posted eight points.
Leading Tri-Cities to victory were Sean Vandorn and Tre Keith. Vandorn went 12-for-19 to rack up 26 points in addition to six boards and three steals, while Keith went 7-for-9 en route to 17 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Vandorn has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more points the last nine times he's played. Jalan Wingfield was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and 13 boards.
Decatur's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Tri-Cities, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Decatur has already played their next contest, a 36-33 victory against Shiloh on the 15th. As for Tri-Cities, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 87-80 defeat against Woodward Academy on the 15th.
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