HALO saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell 63-56 to the Palmetto HomeSchool Guardians. While losing is never fun, the Wolfpack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 485th in Georgia, while the Guardians are ranked 167th in South Carolina).
Despite the loss, HALO still got an impressive performance from Trenton Grissom, who went 13-for-22 to rack up 32 points and seven boards. That was a full 57.1% of HALO's points, marking the 11th time in a row Grissom has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Dukes, who went 6-for-13 en route to 14 points.
HALO has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Palmetto HomeSchool, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
HALO didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 74-51 defeat against Providence Athletic Club on the 15th. As for Palmetto HomeSchool, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-28 loss against Georgia Force Christian on the 14th.
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