Creekside played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 111-45 defeat at the hands of the Mays Raiders. The loss continues a trend for the Seminoles in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Creekside saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nick Golden posted six points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Creekside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. This was only their ninth loss (out of 11 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mays to victory, but perhaps none more so than Davenport Cox, who went 12 of 21 on his way to 27 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance gave Cox a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Omari Barnes, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 21 points in addition to eight assists and seven boards.
Creekside's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Mays, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Creekside wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 68-60 victory against Forest Park on the 9th. As for Mays, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 86-69 defeat against Midtown on the 9th.
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