South Garner lost against Clayton back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The South Garner Titans had to suffer through a 91-61 loss at the hands of the Clayton Comets. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Comets are ranked 51st).
Darrion Ellis was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 23 points for Clayton. Aiden Smalls was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 11 points in addition to five assists and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for South Garner and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Clayton, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
South Garner has already played their next matchup, a 64-55 victory against Rocky Mount on the 26th. As for Clayton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 70-44 defeat against John Marshall on the 26th.
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