The Tiftarea Academy Panthers and the Westminster Schools of Augusta Wildcats squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Tiftarea Academy Panthers had to settle for second. Their tough 70-44 defeat to the Wildcats might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Tiftarea Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while Westminster Schools of Augusta is ranked 129th).
Westminster Schools of Augusta's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but India Williams led the charge by dropping a double-double on 31 points and 11 rebounds. Williams hasn't dropped below 17 points for three straight games. Jaliyah Terry was another key contributor, scoring 26 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Tiftarea Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-17. As for Westminster Schools of Augusta, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Tiftarea Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Westminster Schools of Augusta will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against John Milledge Academy at 3:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Westminster Schools of Augusta focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
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