Greater Atlanta Christian had lost four straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped down to 0-3 to make it five. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 67-66 to the Lovett Lions. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (56), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
Greater Atlanta Christian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Baer Bailey, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards, and DJ Newman, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Damon Horton, who posted six points.
As for Lovett, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1. Their offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Cameron Cannon, who went 9-for-20 on his way to 26 points and four steals. The matchup was his ninth in a row with at least 16 points. Davis Kennedy also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steals of the season.
Coming up, Greater Atlanta Christian will face off against Brookwood at 5:35 p.m. on Tuesday. The Spartans will need to watch out since the Broncos have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Lovett, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 75-64 loss against North Atlanta on the 24th.
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