Basketball Preview: Clover Garden School Grizzlies vs. Falls Lake Firebirds
Clover Garden School hasn't had much luck against Falls Lake recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Clover Garden School Grizzlies will face off against the Falls Lake Firebirds at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Clover Garden School is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They fell just short of Eno River Academy by a score of 60-58. The game was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but the Grizzlies couldn't quite close it out.
Clover Garden School might have lost, but man, Brayden DeAlto was a machine: he went 6 for 10 en route to 15 points plus eight rebounds and eight steals. Another player making a difference was Joshua Akers, who went 8 for 17 en route to 18 points plus two blocks.
Meanwhile, a win for Falls Lake just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 70-49 to East Wake Academy. The Firebirds haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Falls Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Clover Garden School, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Clover Garden School suffered a grim 68-46 defeat to Falls Lake in their previous matchup back in January. Can Clover Garden School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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