After a string of five wins, Chamblee's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 74-58 to the Woodward Academy War Eagles. 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 141st, while the War Eagles are ranked fourth).
01/13/24 vs North Atlanta | 8 |
01/14/25 vs Woodward Academy | 7 |
11/09/24 @ Creekside | 6 |
11/19/24 @ Stephenson | 6 |
12/02/23 vs Towers | 5 |
When it comes to explaining why Chamblee lost, don't look at Ryan McCord. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 24 points and seven boards. That's the most rebounds McCord has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Eston Mcdow, who posted 14 points.
Leading Woodward Academy to victory were Jarvis Hayes Jr. and Zachary Foster. Hayes Jr. almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards, while Foster earned 18 points and six rebounds. Hayes Jr.'s evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Payton Waites, who put up 11 points.
Chamblee's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for Woodward Academy, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Chamblee didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-60 win against Dunwoody on the 17th. As for Woodward Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 78-49 victory against Lakeside on the 16th.
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