Aquinas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a blow against the West Laurens Raiders, falling 82-50. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 474th, while the Raiders are ranked 210th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Laurens to victory, but perhaps none more so than RJ Whipple, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Whipple a new career-high in steals. Mark Fordham was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Aquinas' defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for West Laurens, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Cross Creek the next time they take the court. Aquinas will host Cross Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while West Laurens will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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