Decatur was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Lakeside Vikings and fell 56-19. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Vikings are ranked 133rd).
Despite the loss, Decatur saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ryan Elmahdi posted 15 points. That was a full 78.9% of Decatur's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Decatur's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Lakeside, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.
Decatur and Towers will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Decatur is facing Towers at the right time seeing as Towers is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Lakeside, they and Woodward Academy will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Woodward Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
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