Granville Central hasn't had much luck against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Granville Central Panthers will host the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans at 7:30 p.m.
Granville Central is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against South Granville on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Granville Central was dealt an 80-41 loss at the hands of South Granville. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 575th, while the Vikings are ranked 122nd).
Meanwhile, Southern School of Energy and Sustainability had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 51.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 70-33 win over the Warriors. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.1 points per game. As for Granville Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Granville Central lost to Southern School of Energy and Sustainability at home by a decisive 78-63 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southern School of Energy and Sustainability's Jackson Keith, who went 8 for 11 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds. Now that Granville Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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