Recap: Granville Central Panthers vs. Southern Durham Spartans
It was a good run, but the Granville Central Panthers unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 78-63 bruising from Southern Durham. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Granville Central in their matchups with Southern Durham: they've now lost nine in a row.
Granville Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jordan Alston, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Cj Alston was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Jackson Keith was his usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with seven rebounds for Southern Durham. Keith has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 13 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Camren Daniels, who scored ten points along with five assists and three steals.
Granville Central's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6. As for Southern Durham, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
Granville Central will take on J.F. Webb at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Granville Central will be up against J.F. Webb's rather soft defense (which has allowed 66 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing. As for Southern Durham, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South Granville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Granville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,477 points over their last 21 matches.
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