Basketball Game Preview: Grafton Clippers vs. Bruton Panthers

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Previous Games

12/13/24 - Away	72-59 W
01/19/24 - Away	61-60 W
12/06/23 - Home	53-52 W
01/20/23 - Away	52-48 W
12/09/22 - Home	67-50 W
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Grafton has gone 10-0 against Bruton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Grafton Clippers will look to defend their home court against the Bruton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Grafton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.

Grafton is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Smithfield just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 64-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Packers.

Meanwhile, Bruton had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lions 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since January 17, 2024.

Bruton pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Grafton, they now have a losing record at 6-7.

Grafton beat Bruton 72-59 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bruton's Jalen Griffin, who went 8 of 12 en route to 19 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Grafton still be able to contain Griffin? There's only one way to find out.