The Rocky Mount Gryphons came into Monday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Franklinton by a score of 65-56 on Monday. The victory was just what Rocky Mount needed coming off of a 88-54 loss in their prior matchup.
Leading Rocky Mount to victory were Emanauel Battle and Anthony Jones. Battle scored 18 points along with six rebounds, while Jones dropped a double-double on 22 points and 18 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Rocky Mount's points. Antavious Murphy was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Franklinton's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Markelle Massenburg, who scored 16 points along with six steals and five rebounds, and Sean Smith who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Massenburg has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chan Thomas ll, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds.
Rocky Mount's victory bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Franklinton, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-14.
Rocky Mount won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Northern Nash at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. Northern Nash knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten matchups -- so hopefully Rocky Mount likes a good challenge. Franklinton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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