Southern School of Energy and Sustainability is a perfect 10-0 against Granville Central since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans will welcome the Granville Central Panthers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southern School of Energy and Sustainability has six straight wins, Granville Central has 15 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Louisburg: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Southern School of Energy and Sustainability blew Louisburg out of the water with a 64-21 final score. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Jakayla Palmer
| 02/14/25 @ Louisburg | 2 |
| 02/12/25 @ J.F. Webb | 5 |
| 02/11/25 @ Vance County | 7 |
| 02/07/25 @ South Granville | 7 |
| 01/31/25 @ Durham School of the Arts | 5 |
| + 15 more games |
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jakayla Palmer led the charge by going 5-for-7 en route to 14 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. Palmer has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 20 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aliyah Herndon, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards.
Palmer wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Southern School of Energy and Sustainability was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Granville Central played against Carrboro on Saturday and lost via forfeit.
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points over those games. As for Granville Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
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