Basketball Recap: Noah Negussie's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Randolph-Macon Academy over Tandem Friends

If Randolph-Macon Academy was feeling good fresh off their 77-19 takedown of Quantico last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets lost 72-51 to the Tandem Friends Badgers on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Yellow Jackets have suffered against the Badgers since February 12, 2022.

Several Yellow Jackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Noah Negussie, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 16 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of David Kayeye, who went 5-for-9 on his way to 12 points.

Even though they lost, Randolph-Macon Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.

It was another big night for Sean Tyler, who posted 35 points for Tandem Friends. The dominant performance gave Tyler a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Zaquis Timberlake, who had 17 points.

Randolph-Macon Academy's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 16-2. As for Tandem Friends, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season.

Randolph-Macon Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-60 defeat against Wakefield School on the 14th. Tandem Friends does not have any more games scheduled as of now.