The River Mill Jaguars will be taking part in a tournament against the Providence Grove Patriots at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. River Mill will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
River Mill is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Woods Charter last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. River Mill took a blow against Woods Charter, falling 61-20. The Jaguars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-6.
Meanwhile, Providence Grove lost to North Stanly on the road by a 74-57 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Comets are ranked 115th).
River Mill will have to contain Will Dabbs as he made an impact in Providence Grove's last game. He went 9 of 22 on his way to 25 points. Dabbs' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Thomas, who posted 17 points and four steals.
Providence Grove's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-6. As for River Mill, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
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