The Stephenson Jaguars are taking a road trip to take on the North Clayton Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Monday, Stephenson was beaten by East Coweta 87-49. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Indians are ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, North Clayton lost to Cedar Grove on the road by a 75-57 margin on Saturday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Stephenson will have to keep a close watch on Jaquavius Cox and Triston Magitt, a pair of players who had a big impact on North Clayton's prior game. Cox dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Magitt posted 20 points and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Cox a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Deonta Croft, who put up five points.
North Clayton now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Stephenson, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Stephenson came up short against North Clayton when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 61-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Clayton's Dallas Fisher, who went 9 for 13 en route to 23 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Stephenson 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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