Basketball Recap: Clayton Comes Up Short

Clayton was the 77-70 winner over Southeast Raleigh when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Clayton Comets fell 66-53 to the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Comets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Andrew Grimes

Points

02/04/25 vs Southeast Raleigh	18
01/31/25 @ Garner	13
01/28/25 vs South Garner	11
01/27/25 vs Fuquay - Varina	11
01/18/25 @ Farmville Central	19
+ 13 more games

When it comes to explaining why Clayton lost, don't look at Andrew Grimes. Despite the final result, he went 5 for 9 to rack up 18 points and eight boards. With that strong performance, Grimes is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Another player making a difference was Aden Berry, who posted eight points.

Clayton's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Southeast Raleigh, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.

Clayton has already played their next match, a 62-53 win against Cleveland on the 5th. As for Southeast Raleigh, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-43 victory against South Garner on the 7th.