Falls Lake is 7-2 against Clover Garden School since November of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Falls Lake Firebirds will welcome the Clover Garden School Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Falls Lake is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against East Wake Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Falls Lake came up short against East Wake Academy, falling 70-49. The Firebirds have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Clover Garden School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell just short of Eno River Academy by a score of 60-58. The contest was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but the Grizzlies couldn't quite close it out.
Clover Garden School might have lost, but man, Brayden DeAlto was a machine: he went 6 for 10 en route to 15 points plus eight rebounds and eight steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Akers, who went 8 for 17 en route to 18 points plus two blocks.
Clover Garden School's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Falls Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went Falls Lake's way against Clover Garden School in their previous meeting back in January, as Falls Lake made off with a 68-46 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Clover Garden School's Ethan Saunders, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Falls Lake still be able to contain Saunders? There's only one way to find out.
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