Grovetown lost against Newton back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Grovetown Warriors lost to the Newton Rams at home by a 53-34 margin. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Rams are ranked 14th).
Grovetown lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Asunti Porter, who posted nine points. Another player making a difference was Rebecka Jones, who put up four points and seven boards.
Leading Newton to victory were London Smith and Mya Perry. Smith earned 17 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals, while Perry scored seven points along with ten boards and four steals. What's more, Perry also racked up three blocks, the most she's had since back in December of 2024. Zoey Jackson was another key player, putting up eight points.
Grovetown now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Newton, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Grovetown didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 35-34 loss against South Gwinnett on the 11th. Newton has also already played their next contest (against Archer), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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