Cedar Grove was the 61-39 winner over Columbia when they last played one another back in November of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Saints fell 75-64 to the Eagles on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (56), the Saints still had to take the loss.
Cedar Grove lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Emanuel Green, who posted 23 points. Dontavius Stringfield was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Columbia had a senior duo take command as Deven Nelson put up 21 points and Zayd Muhammad earned 20 points. Another player making a difference was Jace Smith, who had ten points.
Cedar Grove's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Columbia, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Cedar Grove and Columbia will both get a bit of extra prep time before their next contests. The next time the Saints see the court they'll take on Webb at 4:30 p.m. on the 24th. As for Columbia, their break will end when they face M.L. King at 4:00 p.m. on the 22nd.
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