Randolph-Clay comes up short despite Je'Sus Daniels' dominant performance

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2024, 6:43pm

Recap: Randolph-Clay Red Devils vs. Early County Bobcats

After a string of three wins, the Randolph-Clay Red Devils's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 69-58 to Early County. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.

When it comes to explaining why Randolph-Clay lost, one person who can't be blamed is Je'Sus Daniels. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 3 assists. Daniels has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaleen Gibson, who scored 16 points.

Jabril Lindsey was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 36 points and 0 assists for Early County. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lindsey has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniel Tinson, who scored nine points along with six assists and four steals.

Randolph-Clay's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Early County, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.

Randolph-Clay will head out on the road to square off against Miller County at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Miller County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 436th, while Randolph-Clay is ranked 191st). As for Early County, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Terrell County at 7:30 p.m. Averaging 62.8 so far this season, Terrell County's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Early County better be ready for a challenge.