The Cross Creek Razorbacks will challenge the Aquinas Fightin' Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Cross Creek lost to Clover on the road by a 56-39 margin. While losing is never fun, the Razorbacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 230th in Georgia, while the Blue Eagles are ranked 21st in South Carolina).
Meanwhile, Aquinas was just a bucket shy of victory last Saturday and fell 41-40 to Lake Oconee Academy.
Cross Creek will need focus on slowing down Millie Gladd, one of several Aquinas players who made an impact when they last played. She almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine steals. Gladd continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Elliot, who posted 14 points and six rebounds.
Aquinas now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Cross Creek, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
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