The Queen's Grant Stallions pushed their score all the way to 63 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 81-63 to Bradford Prep. While losing is never fun, Queen's Grant can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 354th, while Bradford Prep is ranked 103rd).
When it comes to explaining why Queen's Grant lost, one person who can't be blamed is Garrett Morgan. Despite the final result, he scored 25 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds. The game was Morgan's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Jermaine Moncrieffe was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 14 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Micah Jones was the offensive standout of the match as he dropped a double-double on 13 points and 10 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Bradley, who scored 19 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Queen's Grant and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Bradford Prep, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Queen's Grant will be playing in front of their home fans against Mountain Island Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bradford Prep, they will head out on the road to face off against Highland Tech at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Highland Tech focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday.
