Granville Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were outmatched by the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans and fell 76-35. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 584th, while the Spartans are ranked 33rd).
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability was led to victory by Jackson Keith and AJ Morman Jr.. Keith went 8 for 11 en route to 18 points and eight rebounds, while Morman Jr. went 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points and six assists. Keith's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Perkins, who posted eight points and seven boards.
Granville Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Granville Central has already played their next game (against J.F. Webb), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Southern School of Energy and Sustainability will square off against South Granville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southern School of Energy and Sustainability knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matches -- so hopefully South Granville likes a good challenge.
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