Two dominant guards in Tyshaun Goldston and Grant Burns are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Randleman Tigers will face off against the R.J. Reynolds Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Randleman knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully R.J. Reynolds likes a good challenge.
Randleman is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Providence Grove: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Randleman blew Providence Grove out of the water with an 84-51 final score. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Randleman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jireh Price, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points. Another player making a difference was Goldston, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Randleman was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Providence Grove only posted ten assists.
Meanwhile, R.J. Reynolds was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-51 heartbreaker at the hands of Davie. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the War Eagles are ranked 44th).
Randleman pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points per game. As for R.J. Reynolds, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
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