Athens Drive entered their matchup against Seaforth on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Athens Drive Jaguars took a 55-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Seaforth Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Hawks are ranked 17th).
Athens Drive lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Quincie Toran, who posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Kianna Gulley, who went 8 for 14 en route to 16 points.
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Even though they lost, Athens Drive smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.
Gabrielle White continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Seaforth, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 15 boards. Camille Rozzell was another key player, going 5 of 7 on her way to 13 points and six rebounds.
Athens Drive's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-5. As for Seaforth, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Athens Drive will head out to take on Leesville Road at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Leesville Road is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season. As for Seaforth, they will venture away from home to face off against Cummings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Seaforth's defense has only allowed 28.9 points per game this season, so Cummings' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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