Basketball Recap: Micheal Battle's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Pelham over Randolph-Clay

Pelham lost against Randolph-Clay back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Pelham Hornets lost 63-38 to the Randolph-Clay Red Devils. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 370th, while the Red Devils are ranked 105th).

Pelham lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Micheal Battle, who posted eight points and eight rebounds. Battle is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Kevin Taylor was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks.

It was another big night for Tyrion Smith, who went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points for Randolph-Clay. Another player making a difference was Jaleen Gibson, who put up seven points along with seven assists and five boards.

Pelham's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Randolph-Clay, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.

Pelham has already played their next contest, a 58-37 win against Quitman County on the 30th. As for Randolph-Clay, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-24 victory against Pataula Charter Academy on the 31st.