The Garner Trojans will square off against the Cleveland Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-29, which was the final score in Garner's tilt against South Garner on Friday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cleveland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 55-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Green Level. The game was a 23-23 toss-up at halftime, but the Rams couldn't quite close it out.
Garner will need focus on slowing down Martina Paz-Aquino, one of several Cleveland players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double on 11 points and 16 boards. With that strong performance, Paz-Aquino is now averaging an impressive 8.5 rebounds per game. Nevaeh Cannon was another key player, going 6 for 10 on her way to 14 points and five steals.
Garner's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Garner was dealt a bruising 57-18 defeat at the hands of Cleveland in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Garner was down 45-7.
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