The Hapeville Charter Hornets were the 62-59 winner over the Southwest DeKalb Panthers when they last played one another on February 2nd, but their luck changed this time around. Hapeville Charter suffered a tough 73-47 defeat at the hands of Southwest DeKalb on Saturday. Hapeville Charter has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hapeville Charter's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jonathan Goldson, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds, and Thad Buttone who scored 15 points.
Southwest DeKalb found their leader in underclassman Jackson Ushery, who scored 23 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ushery has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Messiah Mergan, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Hapeville Charter has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-14 record this season. As for Southwest DeKalb, their win bumped their record up to 12-15.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hapeville Charter will challenge Sonoraville at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Hapeville Charter focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Saturday. Southwest DeKalb's road trip will continue as they head out to face Central at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Southwest DeKalb will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 254th, while Central is ranked 79th).
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