War Eagles get ‘wake-up call’ against Butler, Westside

  • Putnam County freshman Jeremy Banks (1) goes up for rebound against Thomson guard in last Tuesday’s loss to the No. 1 Bulldogs. TREY NORRIS/Staff
    Putnam County freshman Jeremy Banks (1) goes up for rebound against Thomson guard in last Tuesday’s loss to the No. 1 Bulldogs. TREY NORRIS/Staff

    Putnam County head coach LaPatrick Marshall called last week’s two losses a “wake-up call” for his team.

    Butler and Westside-Augusta completed their respective sweeps of the War Eagles last week in dominating fashion. The Bulldogs won by a 31-point margin, while the Patriots got a 36-point win.

    “We got to see where we were at. Going into both of those games, I thought the game plan was okay,” Frankl…