After flying high against Red Level last Saturday, Brantley came back down to earth. The Brantley Bulldogs took a 60-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kinston Bulldogs. The contest was a 29-29 toss-up at halftime, but Brantley couldn't quite close it out.
| 01/14/25 vs Kinston | 6 |
| 01/11/25 vs Red Level | 4 |
| 01/09/25 vs Georgiana | 7 |
| 01/07/25 @ McKenzie | 4 |
| 01/03/25 vs Long | 4 |
Despite the loss, Brantley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore CoCo Stamps went 8 for 15 on her way to 20 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. Stamps has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 32 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Grimes, who went 7 for 12 on her way to 15 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Brantley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches.
Brantley's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8. As for Kinston, their win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-0.
When Brantley and Kinston next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Brantley will try to stop Elba's three-game winning streak when the meet at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Kinston will try to stop Pleasant Home's three-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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