Basketball Recap: Randolph-Clay Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Win

Red Devils

Margin (Wins)

11/22/24 vs Stewart County	55
01/07/25 @ Stewart County	54
11/29/24 vs Central	43
01/14/25 vs Miller County	43
12/03/24 @ Miller County	37

Randolph-Clay had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Pelham Hornets with a sharp 63-38 win. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 24 points or more this season.

Tyrion Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 of 10 en route to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jaleen Gibson, who posted seven points in addition to seven assists and five boards.

Randolph-Clay was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Several Hornets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Micheal Battle, who put up eight points and eight rebounds. Battle is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Taylor, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.

Randolph-Clay pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Pelham, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.

Randolph-Clay wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 74-24 win against Pataula Charter Academy on the 31st. As for Pelham, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-37 victory against Quitman County on the 30th.