New Kent lost against Grafton back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The New Kent Trojans took a hard 61-44 fall against the Grafton Clippers. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Clippers are ranked 86th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grafton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Ragland, who went 7 of 16 on her way to 17 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Ragland is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Hope Barnard was another key player, going 7 for 14 en route to 22 points and seven assists.
New Kent's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Grafton, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
New Kent has already played their next game (against Jamestown), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Grafton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 50-44 victory against Lafayette on the 6th.
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