Basketball Recap: Mays Piles Up the Points Against Creekside

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Mays's strategy against Creekside on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Mays Raiders blew the Creekside Seminoles out of the water with a 101-64 final score. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Seminoles are ranked 429th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mays' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Clayton Coppock led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 steals. The dominant performance gave Coppock a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Davenport Cox, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 26 points and six rebounds.

Despite the loss, Creekside saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Daylen Jones went 9 for 16 en route to 22 points. The matchup was Jones' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Will Rogers was another key player, as he made all 5 shots he took racking up 10 points and six boards.

Mays is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points per game. As for Creekside, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-20.

Mays will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against M.L. King at 4:30 p.m. Mays is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games. As for Creekside, they are taking a road trip to face off against Arlington Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Arlington Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.3 points per game this season.