It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Harlem can now relate to. They took a 61-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cedar Grove Saints on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Saints are ranked 12th).
Despite the defeat, Harlem saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aj Williams almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jayden Futrell, who posted four points in addition to eight boards, five assists, and five blocks.
Yusef Bowyer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cedar Grove, putting up 18 points. The match was Bowyer's third in a row with at least 15 points. Keith Gillespie was another key player, earning 12 points.
Harlem is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-15. As for Cedar Grove, the win was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-3.
Harlem does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cedar Grove, they will square off against Luella on Saturday. Cedar Grove knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 contests -- so hopefully Luella likes a good challenge.
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