Eastern Guilford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were beaten by the Dudley Panthers 68-40. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 64-33 back in January.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dudley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darius Barnett, who went 9-for-17 to rack up 19 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Barnett a new career-high in steals (two). LiShawn Speller was another key player, going 7-for-11 on his way to 15 points in addition to six assists and four steals.
Eastern Guilford's loss dropped their record down to 3-21. As for Dudley, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-6.
Eastern Guilford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dudley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-58 victory against Northeast Guilford on the 17th.
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