The Creekside Seminoles will square off against the Stephenson Jaguars at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses dating back to last season for Creekside and six for Stephenson dating back to last season.
Creekside is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against M.L. King on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Creekside lost 78-55 to M.L. King.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Daylen Jones, who went 10 for 19 en route to 26 points plus two steals. That was a full 47.3% of Creekside's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Elizjah Phillips was another key player, earning 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Creekside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Stephenson took on Central on Monday. Stephenson took a 70-52 bruising from Central.
Stephenson's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Creekside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Creekside was able to grind out a solid win over Stephenson in their previous matchup back in December of 2015, winning 62-54. Will Creekside repeat their success, or does Stephenson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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