Stephenson was the 76-69 winner over Cedar Grove when they last played one another back in November of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Stephenson Jaguars took a hard 79-61 fall against the Cedar Grove Saints on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Saints are ranked sixth).
Cedar Grove got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Keith Gillespie out in front who posted 21 points. Gillespie is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Yusef Bowyer, who put up 15 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Stephenson and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Cedar Grove, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Stephenson will host Riverdale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cedar Grove, they will face off against Mt. Zion at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Grove is facing Mt. Zion at the right time seeing as Mt. Zion is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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