On Friday, the Decatur Bulldogs were beaten by the Tri-Cities Bulldogs 68-12. While losing is never fun, Decatur can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while Tri-Cities is ranked 38th).
Ryan Elmahdi was Decatur's leading scorer, having posted seven points.
Tri-Cities was led to victory by Alyssia Bandele and Paris Shelton. Bandele almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards, while Shelton dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten steals. That's the most points Bandele has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Hannah Morris, who went 6 for 11 on her way to 13 points and seven rebounds.
Decatur has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Tri-Cities, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 13-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Decatur has already played their next match (against Carver), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Tri-Cities will venture away from home to face off against Shiloh at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tri-Cities is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.7 points per game this season.
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