Callaway played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Morgan County Bulldogs, falling 59-39. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 145th).
Despite the defeat, Callaway saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aj Williams went 5 for 11 en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden James, who posted eight points and five steals.
Zeki Locus continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Morgan County, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Locus is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Jaylen Elder was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points along with five assists and five steals.
Callaway's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Morgan County, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-6.
Callaway didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-45 defeat against East Coweta on the 18th. As for Morgan County, they will face off against Rutland at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th.
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