The Draughn Wildcats and the Thomas Jefferson Gryphons squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Draughn Wildcats had to settle for second. They fell 59-47 to the Gryphons. While losing is never fun, Draughn can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 355th, while Thomas Jefferson is ranked 140th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thomas Jefferson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Samara Jones, who scored 26 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Twitty, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Draughn has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-17 record this season. As for Thomas Jefferson, the win was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-3.
Draughn does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thomas Jefferson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Uwharrie Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Thomas Jefferson is coming into the match with 13 straight wins at home, so Uwharrie Charter will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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