Willow Spring lost against Clayton back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Willow Spring Storm fell just short of the Clayton Comets by a score of 60-58.
Grant Overman
| 02/08/25 @ Clayton | 7 |
| 02/07/25 @ Corinth Holders | 10 |
| 02/04/25 vs Cleveland | 11 |
| 01/31/25 @ South Garner | 9 |
| 01/28/25 vs Garner | 3 |
| + 37 more games |
Several Storm players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Grant Overman, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds. Overman has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 42 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Xavion Terrell, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, Willow Spring smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Khaleil Walters was his usual excellent self, going 6 of 14 en route to 20 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals for Clayton. That's the most steals Walters has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Justice Mitchell, who earned 16 points.
Willow Spring's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Clayton, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
Willow Spring has already played their next match, a 54-48 victory against Southeast Raleigh on the 10th. As for Clayton, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Corinth Holders at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Clayton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
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