Two dominant players in Autumn Clark and Morgan Odom are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Grimsley Whirlies will head out on the road to face off against the Southeast Guilford Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
After a string of four wins, Grimsley's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 44-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southwest Guilford. While losing is never fun, Grimsley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while Southwest Guilford is ranked 123rd).
Despite the defeat, Grimsley had strong showings from Clark, who scored 11 points along with three steals, and Briasiah Lee, who scored 11 points along with two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lee has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sanaya Blount, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Southeast Guilford came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Page by a score of 57-48.
Grimsley's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Southeast Guilford, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Grimsley ended up a good deal behind Southeast Guilford in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, losing 66-49. Can Grimsley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
