Creekside was the 86-56 winner over Kendrick when they last played one another back in January of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Creekside Seminoles fell to the Kendrick Cherokees 64-60. 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 496th, while the Cherokees are ranked 231st).
Despite the loss, Creekside still got an impressive performance from Daylen Jones, who went 11 for 27 on his way to 25 points. That was a full 41.7% of Creekside's points, marking the 12th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Billingslea, who put up nine points and six rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Creekside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Creekside's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Kendrick, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Creekside will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Mays at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. After both having extra time off, Kendrick and Columbus will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025.
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