The Cleveland Rams are taking a road trip to take on the Garner Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Garner likes a good challenge.
Cleveland is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Willow Spring just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to the Storm 74-68.
Meanwhile, Garner waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Bengals with a sharp 70-46 victory. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Bengals are ranked 386th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cleveland's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-2. As for Garner, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Cleveland was taken down by Garner 81-50 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Cleveland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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