R.J. Reynolds has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mount Tabor Spartans at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, R.J. Reynolds came up short against Davie and fell 65-56. While losing is never fun, R.J. Reynolds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while Davie is ranked 27th).
Despite the loss, R.J. Reynolds got a solid performance out of Andreas Kazakos, who scored 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Antoine Jones Jr., who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mount Tabor waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins but they left with five. They snuck past West Forsyth with a 63-59 victory.
R.J. Reynolds bumped their record down to 9-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mount Tabor, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
R.J. Reynolds was taken down by Mount Tabor 77-42 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will R.J. Reynolds have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
