Randolph-Clay has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Terrell County Greenwave at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Randolph-Clay stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Quitman County 68-31 at home.
Randolph-Clay found their leader in underclassman Tyrion Smith, who scored 14 points along with five assists and five steals. Another player making a difference was Jaleen Gibson, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 32-32 at halftime, Terrell County was not quite the Eagles' equal in the second half on Tuesday. Terrell County fell 80-69 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, Terrell County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Eagles are ranked 104th).
Despite the defeat, Terrell County had strong showings from Shaheed Huckaby, who scored 30 points, and Keavonte Anderson, who scored 23 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Huckaby has scored all season. Michael Carter was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Randolph-Clay is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Terrell County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-12.
Friday's contest is shaping up to be a scrappy match: Randolph-Clay have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 37.8 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Terrell County, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8 rebounds per game. Given Randolph-Clay's sizable advantage in that area, the Greenwave will need to find a way to close that gap.
Randolph-Clay didn't have too much breathing room in their game against the Greenwave when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 68-64 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Randolph-Clay since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
