The Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Red Devils pushed their score all the way to 71 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The game between them and Rome Free Academy wasn't particularly close, with Vernon-Verona-Sherrill falling 87-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (62), Vernon-Verona-Sherrill still had to take the loss.
Several Red Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eliijah Donegan, who dropped a double-double on 38 points and 15 rebounds. Donegan is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Atticus Roque was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 22 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Vernon-Verona-Sherrill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Uzziah Grimes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rome Free Academy, scoring 33 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Grimes has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last 15 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Deandre Neal, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill dropped their record down to 5-14 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Rome Free Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill will head out on the road to square off against Camden at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Vernon-Verona-Sherrill has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Rome Free Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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