If Stephenson was feeling good fresh off their 75-52 takedown of Stone Mountain last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Stephenson Jaguars were beaten by the East Coweta Indians 87-49 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Indians are ranked 82nd).
East Coweta's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Harper Rife, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 22 points and five assists. Those five assists gave Rife a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Qwes Williams, who went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points in addition to seven boards and four blocks.
Stephenson has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for East Coweta, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Stephenson will square off against North Clayton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Clayton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season. As for East Coweta, they will challenge Westlake at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Westlake's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
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