McMichael played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 65-41 to the South Stokes Sauras. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Sauras are ranked 38th).
| 12/06/24 vs South Stokes | 3 |
| 12/04/24 @ Magna Vista | 4 |
| 12/03/24 @ North Stokes | 3 |
Despite the loss, McMichael still got an impressive performance from Brayden Dalton, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. Dalton has been hot recently, having also posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Jeremy Rosenbaum was another key player, putting up nine points.
McMichael's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for South Stokes, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
McMichael wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 50-44 defeat against West Stokes on the 10th. As for South Stokes, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-58 win against Surry Central on the 10th.
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