Southern Guilford unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Randleman Tigers by a score of 49-47 on Friday. The Storm lost against the Tigers in their previous head to head back in December of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 70-43 score last time.
Several Storm players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tyson Cole, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Fapojuwo, who earned 12 points and six rebounds.
Randleman's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jackson Cook, who had nine points and three steals. Those three steals gave Cook a new career-high. Trey Burnett was another key player, putting up ten points.
Randleman has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Southern Guilford didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-50 defeat against Lexington Senior on the 26th. As for Randleman, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Providence Grove at 7:30 p.m. on December 1.
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