The Chamblee Bulldogs and the Statesboro Blue Devils squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Chamblee Bulldogs had to settle for second. They took a serious blow against the Blue Devils, falling 70-24. While losing is never fun, Chamblee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while Statesboro is ranked 29th).
Alyssa Staten was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds for Statesboro. Staten has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last 17 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Shanaria White, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals.
Chamblee's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Statesboro, they pushed their record up to 22-4 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Chamblee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Statesboro, they will head out on the road to take on Union Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Union Grove will roll in looking for their 17th straight victory, something Statesboro surely won't give up without a fight.
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