Two dominant guards in Grace Galyon and Alyssa Jessup are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Reagan Raiders will challenge the East Forsyth Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Reagan will be strutting in after a victory while East Forsyth will be coming in after a loss.
Reagan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat R.J. Reynolds 73-29. The Raiders pushed the score to 55-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Demons had no chance of recovering from.
Kayla George
| 02/11/25 vs R.J. Reynolds | 5 |
| 01/17/25 vs East Forsyth | 4 |
| 01/09/25 @ Mount Tabor | 4 |
| 12/27/24 @ Mount Airy | 4 |
| 12/04/24 vs Page | 4 |
Reagan can attribute much of their success to Kayla George, who went 7-for-16 on her way to 22 points in addition to six boards and five assists, and Galyon, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine assists. The dominant performance gave George a new career-high in assists. Avery Corbin was another key player, putting up nine points and seven rebounds.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Reagan was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, East Forsyth came up short against West Forsyth on Tuesday and fell 47-36.
Reagan will need to focus on slowing down Rajanae Bethea, one of several East Forsyth players who made an impact when they last played. She went 7-for-13 en route to 15 points and three steals. Bethea is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mya Booth, who posted 11 points and five boards.
Reagan has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.4 points over those games. As for East Forsyth, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
Reagan skirted past East Forsyth 42-40 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Reagan since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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