The Greene Central Rams pushed their score all the way to 60 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 68-60 to Washington. While losing is never fun, Greene Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 301st, while Washington is ranked 123rd).
Greene Central's loss came despite strong showings from Denelly Coppedge and Samuel Avent. Coppedge dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Avent scored 21 points along with two steals. Coppedge is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Deitrich Williams was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Greene Central struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Washington racked up 16 assists.
Washington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Javon Williams, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarryn Payne, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Greene Central's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Washington, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Greene Central will be playing at home against West Craven at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully West Craven focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 on Tuesday. As for Washington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Pitt at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Washington is facing North Pitt at the right time seeing as North Pitt is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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