The Clayton Comets will head out on the road to challenge the Millbrook Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Clayton comes in on seven and Millbrook on nine.
Clayton had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They snuck past Holly Springs with a 63-57 victory on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, Millbrook beat Jack Britt 56-46 on Tuesday. Given Millbrook's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Jack Britt is ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Colt Langdon, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. Langdon is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyrie Heredia, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Clayton has been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Millbrook, they pushed their record up to 19-7 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Clayton ended up a good deal behind Millbrook in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, losing 64-48. Thankfully for Clayton, CeeJay Jordan (who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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