The Creekside Seminoles will challenge the Jackson Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Creekside has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Jackson will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Creekside came up short against Stephenson and fell 70-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), the Seminoles still had to take the loss.
Creekside's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Daylen Jones, who had 22 points, and Ibrahim Sow, who posted 11 points in addition to eight rebounds. That was a full 37.9% of Creekside's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizjah Phillips, who earned six points in addition to five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Creekside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Jackson took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 70-38 win over North Atlanta. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 26 points or more this season.
Creekside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Jackson, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Creekside was dealt a bruising 95-52 loss at the hands of Jackson in their previous matchup back in February. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Creekside was down 56-20.
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