The Grovemont Spartans will square off against the Durham Flight HomeSchool Flight at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grovemont will be strutting in after a win while Durham Flight HomeSchool will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, everything went Grovemont's way against Heritage Leadership Academy as Grovemont made off with a 69-49 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Grovemont's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from David Lyon, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Lyon is becoming a predictor of Grovemont's success: when he posts at least ten boards the team is 2-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Paul Seidel, who went 6 of 11 en route to 16 points.
Meanwhile, Durham Flight HomeSchool was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-49 heartbreaker at the hands of Southeastern HomeSchool. While losing is never fun, the Flight can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Cardinals are ranked 103rd).
Grovemont's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Durham Flight HomeSchool, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Grovemont came up short against Durham Flight HomeSchool in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 60-53. Can Grovemont avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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