Granville Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against the J.F. Webb Warriors, falling 71-49. 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 585th, while the Warriors are ranked 286th).
J.F. Webb got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Daniel Wright out in front who went 7 for 14 en route to 20 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. Wright's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Barnette, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten boards.
Granville Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for J.F. Webb, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Looking ahead, Granville Central will venture away from home to challenge Vance County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for J.F. Webb, they will host Southern School of Energy and Sustainability at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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