Temple and Southwest squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Temple had to settle for second. They fell 65-52 to the Southwest Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th in Georgia, while the Patriots are ranked 34th in Georgia).
C.J. Howard was his usual excellent self, going 7-for-12 on his way to 20 points for Southwest. Howard's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Brandon Ashley was another key player, putting up 11 points and six assists.
Temple's loss dropped their record down to 22-7. As for Southwest, they pushed their record up to 26-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Temple does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwest, they will take on Toombs County at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Southwest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Toombs County likes a good challenge.
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