Jordan-Matthews and Graham are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Jordan-Matthews Jets will be playing at home against the Graham Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Jordan-Matthews pushed their score all the way to 57 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 66-57 to Seaforth.
Despite the defeat, Jordan-Matthews saw an underclassman step up: Raje Torres scored 14 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Torres has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kelton Fuquay, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Graham won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They were dealt a 86-50 defeat at the hands of Southeast Alamance. While losing is never fun, Graham can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 620th, while Southeast Alamance is ranked 294th).
Despite their loss, Graham saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jaylan Sinclair, who scored 19 points, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Woods, who scored 15 points.
Jordan-Matthews' defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Graham, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-21 record this season.
Jordan-Matthews didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Graham when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 74-70 victory. Does Jordan-Matthews have another victory up their sleeve, or will Graham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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