The Clayton Comets will venture away from home to challenge the Garner Trojans at 5:30 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 contest.
Clayton came up short against South Garner on Tuesday, falling 72-51. The Comets haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Garner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 65-55 to Willow Spring. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Storm are ranked 111th).
Clayton's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Garner, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Clayton didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Garner when the teams last played on January 3rd, but they still walked away with a 49-44 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clayton 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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