The Southwest Guilford Cowboys entered their tilt with the Grimsley Whirlies with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Southwest Guilford came out on top against Grimsley by a score of 80-72 on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Corbin Wilson was his usual excellent self, scoring 36 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Mikhai Twyman was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Grimsley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Richard Goods, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks. Goods has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 19 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Keith, who scored 23 points.
Southwest Guilford pushed their record up to 18-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.7 points per game. As for Grimsley, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5.
Southwest Guilford will head out on the road to challenge Northwest Guilford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Southwest Guilford's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 20 games. As for Grimsley, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Northern Guilford at 7:30 p.m. Northern Guilford has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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