Basketball Recap: Walnut Grove Warriors vs. Central Gwinnett Black Knights
Walnut Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a hard 55-41 fall against the Central Gwinnett Black Knights. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Black Knights are ranked 118th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central Gwinnett to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josiah Hall, who went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayvion Walls, who scored seven points along with six steals.
Walnut Grove's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Central Gwinnett, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Walnut Grove will square off against Flowery Branch at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Central Gwinnett, they will face off against Buford at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Gwinnett is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.1 points per game this season.
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