Graham has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Jordan-Matthews Jets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Graham won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Southeast Alamance, falling 86-50. While losing is never fun, Graham can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 620th, while Southeast Alamance is ranked 294th).
Despite their defeat, Graham saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jaylan Sinclair, who scored 19 points, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Micah Woods, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, Jordan-Matthews pushed their score all the way to 57 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 66-57 to Seaforth.
Despite the loss, Jordan-Matthews saw an underclassman step up: Raje Torres scored 14 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Torres has scored all season. Kelton Fuquay was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven rebounds.
Graham has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-21 record this season. As for Jordan-Matthews, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Graham came up short against Jordan-Matthews in their previous meeting back in January, falling 74-70. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jordan-Matthews' Brennen Oldham, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. Now that Graham 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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