The Thomas Jefferson Gryphons came tearing into Friday's contest with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past Bessemer City with points to spare, taking the game 58-40. Thomas Jefferson pushed the score to 52-31 by the end of the third, a deficit Bessemer City cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thomas Jefferson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brooklyn Twitty, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 17 rebounds. Twitty has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times she's played. Samara Jones was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.
Thomas Jefferson pushed their record up to 20-3 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Bessemer City, their loss dropped their record down to 14-13.
Thomas Jefferson will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Draughn at 6:00 p.m. Draughn will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 344th, while Thomas Jefferson is ranked 159th). As for Bessemer City, they will head out on the road to challenge Uwharrie Charter on Wednesday. Hopefully Uwharrie Charter focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 last Wednesday.
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