Ola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 72-70 heartbreaker at the hands of the McDonough Warhawks. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Warhawks are ranked 53rd).
Zion Greene continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for McDonough, going 13 for 20 on his way to 28 points in addition to six steals and five boards. That's the most steals Greene has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaiden Greene, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Ola now has a losing record at 6-7. As for McDonough, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ola will take on Woodland in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. McDonough and Eagle's Landing will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eagle's Landing knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully McDonough likes a good challenge.
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