Garner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 60-50 to the Petersburg Crimson Wave. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 225th in North Carolina, while the Crimson Wave are ranked 25th in Virginia).
Petersburg had a senior duo take command as Latrell Allmond shot 53% from the field en route to 25 points and six boards and Ladarius Givan dropped a double-double with 20 points and 16 rebounds. Allmond's big performance that morning made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Arkell Crenshaw, who posted five points.
Garner's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Petersburg, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-4 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Garner will head out to take on Cleveland at 7:00 p.m. on January 6th. The Trojans will be up against the Rams' rather soft defense (which has allowed 52.8 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Petersburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Prince George at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. The Crimson Wave will be up against the Royals' rather soft defense (which has allowed 57.6 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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