R.J. Reynolds suffered their closest loss since November 27, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of the Randleman Tigers by a score of 65-63. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while the Tigers are ranked 80th).
Despite the loss, R.J. Reynolds still got an impressive performance from Grant Burns, who went 9 for 22 en route to 24 points and eight boards. Another player making a difference was Miles Broadnax, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Demons
| 11/17/23 @ Western Guilford | 16 |
| 01/18/25 vs Randleman | 14 |
| 02/09/24 @ West Forsyth | 14 |
| 12/21/23 vs Glenn | 13 |
| 12/21/24 vs Carver | 13 |
Even though they lost, R.J. Reynolds smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Tyshaun Goldston continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Randleman, going 7 of 13 on his way to 21 points in addition to six boards and five assists. Goldston is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Connor Cassidy was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 13 points.
R.J. Reynolds has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Randleman, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-1.
R.J. Reynolds will face off against Reagan at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. R.J. Reynolds is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.7 points per game this season. As for Randleman, they will head out to take on Wheatmore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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