Duluth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 69-57 to the Meadowcreek Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Mustangs are ranked 52nd).
Meadowcreek had a senior duo take command as Jayden Beckham went 6-for-10 en route to 15 points and Sean Alicea shot 56% from the field on his way to 16 points. Beckham has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Enzo Wea, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.
Duluth's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Meadowcreek, their record is now 11-5.
Coming up, Duluth will challenge Norcross at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats will be up against the Blue Devils' rather soft defense (which has allowed 64.07 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Meadowcreek, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 65-62 win against Tucker on the 10th.
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