Tigers
| 01/28/25 @ Southwest DeKalb | 49-58 |
| 01/20/25 vs Hebron Christian | 72-44 |
| 01/18/25 vs Baldwin | 69-60 |
| 01/17/25 vs St. Pius X Catholic | 70-61 |
| 01/14/25 @ Clarkston | 85-35 |
It was a good run, but Tucker unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 58-49 to the Southwest DeKalb Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Panthers are ranked 29th).
Southwest DeKalb got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Messiah Mergan out in front who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards. Those 12 rebounds gave Mergan a new career-high. Kelvin Peek, III was another key player, putting up ten points and four blocks.
Tucker's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Southwest DeKalb, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-2.
Tucker has already played their next match, an 81-46 win against Lithonia on the 31st. As for Southwest DeKalb, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-45 victory against St. Pius X Catholic on the 30th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
