Brantley's tournament run continued when they took on Wilcox Central on Monday. The Brantley Bulldogs took a 47-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wilcox Central Jaguars. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Brantley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Alex Grimes went 7 for 17 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds and three steals. The match was Grimes' 11th in a row with at least ten points. CoCo Stamps was another key player, scoring five points plus five rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Brantley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Brantley fell to 2-1. As for Wilcox Central, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Brantley and Calhoun will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Wilcox Central has already played their next contest (against Brantley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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