Groves lost against Beach back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Groves Rebels fell just short of the Beach Bulldogs by a score of 53-50. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 401st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 183rd).
Loss or not, Groves got some senior leadership from Tyrone Chisholm and Cameron Jenkins. Chisholm posted 16 points, while Jenkins earned 15 points. Jenkins is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Beach had a senior duo take command as Chandler Reid went 6 for 13 en route to 19 points and Brandon Castelow had 13 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Those four steals set a new season-high mark for Castelow. Isaiah Spells also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Groves' defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Beach, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Groves will challenge Windsor Forest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Windsor Forest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 matches -- so hopefully Groves likes a good challenge. As for Beach, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-55 loss against Johnson on the 5th.
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