After three games on the road, A.C. Reynolds is heading back home. They will take on the T.C. Roberson Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Erwin scored an imposing 63 points on Tuesday, A.C. Reynolds still came out on top. A.C. Reynolds strolled past Erwin with points to spare, taking the game 81-63. Given A.C. Reynolds' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while Erwin is ranked 501st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A.C. Reynolds got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaelan Gilliland out in front who scored 27 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gilliland has scored all season. Zach Dickey was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with seven assists.
Meanwhile, T.C. Roberson waltzed into their match on Tuesday with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They took down Asheville 53-34. Winning is a bit easier when your three-point shooting is a whole 21% better than the opposition, as T.C. Roberson's was.
T.C. Roberson's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Max McDowell, who scored 13 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob McGraw, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
A.C. Reynolds' win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-11. As for T.C. Roberson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. A.C. Reynolds hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 61.8 points per game. However, it's not like T.C. Roberson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57.3 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
A.C. Reynolds came up short against T.C. Roberson when the teams last played last Thursday, falling 55-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McDowell, who scored 21 points along with five assists. Now that A.C. Reynolds knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
