The Westover Patriots will challenge the Cairo Syrupmakers at 6:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. Given that  both  suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this  contest.
Last Friday, Westover came up short against Dougherty  and fell  59-49. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by  exactly ten  points.
 The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was  Alex Marcus, who  posted six points along with 11  rebounds and five  blocks. She has become a key player for Westover: the team is 9-4 when she posts  at  least  three  blocks, but 0-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was  Kaiya Conway, who  earned 13  points and seven  boards.
 Meanwhile, Cairo was not able to break out of their rough patch  on Monday as the team picked up their 28th straight  defeat  dating back to last season. They were dealt  a  70-27 loss at the hands of Monroe. While losing is never fun, the Syrupmakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings  (they are ranked 468th, while the Golden Tornadoes are ranked 74th).
 Cairo's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Westover,  this is the second loss in a row for them and  nudges their season record down to 9-7.
 Westover took their  win against Cairo  in their previous meeting  back in January by a conclusive  48-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was  Cairo's  Shaquara Mills, who  dropped  a double-double on 17 points and 14  rebounds. Now that she's  got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westover still be able to contain  Mills? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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