The Clayton Comets had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against Cleveland by a score of 83-74. Given Clayton's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while Cleveland is ranked 318th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Justice Mitchell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 17 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last ten times he's played. Another player making a difference was Anthony Walters, who scored 21 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Several Rams players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jabari Green, who scored 12 points along with five assists and two steals. Rodney Poston was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with two steals.
Clayton is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Cleveland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-14.
Clayton will square off against Cleveland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Clayton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 16 games -- so hopefully Cleveland likes a good challenge. As for Cleveland, they will take on Clayton at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Clayton's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 16 contests.
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