It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westside can now relate to. They were beaten by the Baldwin Braves 70-33 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Braves are ranked 23rd).
Leading Baldwin to victory were Zion Grant and Karez Demory. Grant shot 67% from beyond the arc on his way to 29 points and four steals, while Demory almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds. That's the most steals Grant has posted since back in January. Jared Mundie was another key player, putting up seven points and eight boards.
Westside's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Baldwin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.
Westside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Baldwin, they will challenge Cross Creek on Wednesday.
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