Marist lost against Southwest DeKalb back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Marist War Eagles fell 62-55 to the Southwest DeKalb Panthers. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Panthers are ranked 31st).
Southwest DeKalb found their leader in sophomore Jackson Ushery, who posted 18 points. Another player making a difference was Aaron Burks, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points.
War Eagles
| 01/24/25 vs Southwest DeKalb | 55-62 |
| 01/16/25 vs North Springs | 68-40 |
| 01/14/25 @ Druid Hills | 83-23 |
| 01/07/25 @ Lithonia | 75-37 |
| 01/03/25 vs Etowah | 52-72 |
Marist moved to 12-7 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Southwest DeKalb, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marist and Blessed Trinity will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Marist is facing Blessed Trinity at the right time seeing as Blessed Trinity is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Southwest DeKalb, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Southwest DeKalb Panthers duke it out with the Tucker Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tucker will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Southwest DeKalb surely won't give up without a fight.
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