The Creekside Seminoles will head out on the road to face off against Arlington Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Creekside and four for Arlington Christian.
Creekside is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Mays on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Creekside was outmatched by Mays and fell 101-64. While losing is never fun, the Seminoles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Raiders are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, Arlington Christian lost to Excel Christian Academy on the road by a 76-62 margin back in January.
Creekside will need focus on slowing down Tylon Adams, one of several Arlington Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 for 13 on his way to 21 points along with five assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Chezi Essel, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, Arlington Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive matches.
Arlington Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Creekside, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-20.
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