01/09/25 vs Cottondale | 26 |
12/02/24 vs New Brockton | 20 |
11/22/24 vs Poplar Springs | 15 |
12/10/24 @ Geneva | 15 |
01/06/25 @ Poplar Springs | 14 |
Cottondale came into Thursday's matchup looking for another win against Graceville, but Lechien James wouldn't allow it. The Graceville Tigers had just enough and edged the Cottondale Hornets out 56-53 thanks in part to James, who went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Reynolds, who posted eight points and ten rebounds. He is becoming a predictor of Graceville's success: when he posts at least eight boards the team is 5-2 (and 4-7 when he doesn't).
Cottondale's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cameron Odom, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds, and Tramond Collins, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Trashonn Collins, who had nine points and seven rebounds.
Graceville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Cottondale, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-7.
Graceville will host Malone at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Graceville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season. As for Cottondale, they will head out to face off against Chipley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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