Arabia Mountain lost against Southwest DeKalb back in January of 2020, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Arabia Mountain Rams took a hard 66-51 fall against the Southwest DeKalb Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost eight in a row.
Southwest DeKalb's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Messiah Mergan, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Mergan a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Another player making a difference was Kelvin Peek, III, who went 6 for 7 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds.
Arabia Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Southwest DeKalb, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0.
Arabia Mountain won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Lithonia at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Southwest DeKalb, they will venture away from home to challenge North Springs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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