If Grovetown was riding high fresh off their 66-46 takedown of Warner Robins back in December of 2024, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Grovetown Warriors took a 56-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Augusta Yellow Jackets on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 31st in Georgia, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked first in South Carolina).
Grovetown lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ian Leverette, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Curry, who went 6 of 10 en route to 17 points and six rebounds.
Grovetown's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for North Augusta, the win keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grovetown will head out to face off against Rockdale County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rockdale County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Grovetown likes a good challenge. As for North Augusta, they will venture away from home to square off against Aiken at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in North Augusta's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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