The Grafton Clippers stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 65-21 victory over Smithfield. Given Grafton's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while Smithfield is ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Grafton to victory were Alonni Wells and Taylor Ragland. Wells scored 17 points along with eight assists and eight steals, while Ragland scored 29 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Wells is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Hope Barnard, who scored four points along with four steals.
Grafton's win bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Smithfield, they dropped their record down to 3-17 with that loss, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Grafton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Smithfield, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 37-26 loss vs. York on the 14th.
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