It was a proper cat-fight when Stephenson duked it out withLuella on Friday. The Stephenson Jaguars took a hard 62-48 fall against the Luella Lions. 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 346th, while the Lions are ranked 99th).
Luella had a senior duo take command as Jordan Smith dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds and Kevin Exi went 5 of 6 en route to 13 points and eight assists. Smith's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Cordarius Wood was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.
Stephenson has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Luella, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-7.
Stephenson has already played their next contest, a 53-48 win against Riverdale on the 1st. As for Luella, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Douglass at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Douglass knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Luella likes a good challenge.
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