Creekside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were dealt a 101-64 defeat at the hands of the Mays Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Seminoles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 429th, while the Raiders are ranked 62nd).
Despite the loss, Creekside saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Daylen Jones went 9 of 16 on his way to 22 points. Jones is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Will Rogers, who made all 5 shots he took for 10 points and six rebounds.
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. The team also got some help courtesy of Davenport Cox, who went 8 for 13 en route to 26 points and six boards.
Creekside's defeat dropped their record down to 4-20. As for Mays, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Creekside will square 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. As for Mays, they will face off against M.L. King at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mays has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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