After flying high against the Northview Titans last Friday, the North Springs Spartans came back down to earth. North Springs took a 92-78 bruising from Greater Atlanta Christian on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, North Springs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while Greater Atlanta Christian is ranked 33rd).
When it comes to explaining why North Springs lost, one person who can't be blamed is Esmer Madesko. Despite the final result, he scored 37 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Madesko has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Heard, who scored 16 points along with three steals.
North Springs struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Greater Atlanta Christian racked up 25 assists.
Greater Atlanta Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Harry led the charge by scoring 23 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Harry also posted two blocks for the first time this season. Mikey Carpenter was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with seven assists.
North Springs' loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Greater Atlanta Christian, their win bumped their record up to 16-3.
North Springs will head out on the road to take on Kell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Kell will be looking to extend their current 15-game winning streak. As for Greater Atlanta Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Centennial at 7:30 p.m. Centennial is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
