R.J. Reynolds suffered their closest defeat since January 18th on Friday. They fell just short of the Davie War Eagles by a score of 62-59. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the War Eagles are ranked 70th).
R.J. Reynolds lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Andreas Kazakos, who went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc to rack up 18 points and six assists. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 40.3% three-point shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Burns, who posted 14 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Davie's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ethan Driver, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Driver a new career-high in rebounds. Noah Dulin was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to six assists and five boards.
R.J. Reynolds' loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Davie, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-7.
R.J. Reynolds wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 72-52 defeat against East Forsyth on the 17th. As for Davie, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 78-45 win against Reagan on the 17th.
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