If Creekside wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Drew, they should've done a better job of containing Juelz Scott. Drew snuck past the Creekside Seminoles with a 70-64 victory on Friday thanks in part to Scott, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. He has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played.
The team also got some help courtesy of Marquise Williams, who posted 12 points and five boards. Those 12 points gave him a new career-high.
Despite the loss, Creekside saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Daylen Jones scored 20 points. Another player making a difference was Demetri Edwards, who had five points and 13 rebounds.
Drew
| 01/31/25 @ Creekside | 70-64 |
| 01/29/25 vs Creekside | 79-42 |
| 01/28/25 vs M.L. King | 69-53 |
| 01/25/25 vs McNair | 74-37 |
| 01/24/25 @ Forest Park | 55-52 |
| 01/18/25 @ Mundy's Mill | 64-62 |
The win (which was Drew's sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-11. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to field goal percentage: their shooting accuracy was 39.8% in those games and 35.5% outside of them. As for Creekside, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-19.
Drew and Creekside could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. Drew will challenge Midtown at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 117 places (228 vs. 111). Meanwhile, Creekside (ranked 430th) will meet Mays (ranked 63rd) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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