After soaring to 63 points the game before, Erwin was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They were dealt a 68-26 loss at the hands of the A.C. Reynolds Rockets. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Rockets are ranked 200th).
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Max Titley, who posted seven points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Davis, who scored four points and five steals.
A.C. Reynolds had a senior duo take command as Declan Brown went 11 for 16 on his way to 25 points and seven rebounds and Grant Clayton dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. Brown's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jaaron Frye, who put up seven points.
This is the second loss in a row for Erwin and nudges their season record down to 8-8. As for A.C. Reynolds, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
When Erwin and A.C. Reynolds next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Erwin will challenge McDowell and their ten-game winning streak at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Erwin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.6 points per game this season. Similarly, A.C. Reynolds will try to stop T.C. Roberson's four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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