Druid Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Fayette County Tigers 83-31. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 476th, while the Tigers are ranked 204th).
Fayette County was led to victory by Aden Saunders and Jaren Blankenship. Saunders posted 23 points along with six steals and five assists, while Blankenship went 9 of 15 en route to 23 points and three steals. Those six steals gave Saunders a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Rutley, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Druid Hills' loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Fayette County, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Druid Hills will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Tucker at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. One thing working in Tucker's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matches. As for Fayette County, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Fayette County Tigers duke it out with the Trinity Christian Lions at 1:30 p.m. on January 4th.
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