Cedar Shoals fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Baldwin on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 63-62 to the Braves. 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 87th, while the Braves are ranked 27th).
Karez Demory had another great game (as he tends to do), dropping a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds for Baldwin. Demory continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Quata Gibson, who went 5-for-9 en route to 12 points.
Cedar Shoals' defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Baldwin, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cedar Shoals will take on Eastside at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Jaguars will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least 55 points in their last four games. As for Baldwin, they will square off against Harlem at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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