South Gwinnett lost against Newton back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Comets fell 68-59 to the Rams. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Rams are ranked 21st).
Despite the loss, South Gwinnett had strong showings from Peace Ashina, who posted 20 points, and Janiyah Watts, who scored 14 points. Another player making a difference was Sarah Needom, who had eight points.
South Gwinnett's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Newton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Coming up, South Gwinnett will be taking part in a tournament against White County at 4:30 p.m. on the 19th. As for Newton, they will face off against Creekside at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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