The Cleveland Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Clayton Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cleveland's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They fell 71-63 to South Garner. While losing is never fun, Cleveland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while South Garner is ranked 89th).
Cleveland's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of James Harris, who scored 24 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Jabari Green who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Harris is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Rodney Poston, who scored six points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Clayton scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Corinth Holders 90-63 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clayton.
Cleveland has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. As for Clayton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Cleveland suffered a grim 80-56 defeat to Clayton in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clayton's Justice Mitchell, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. Now that Cleveland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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