Basketball Preview: South View Tigers vs. New Hanover Wildcats
The South View Tigers will face off against the New Hanover Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully South View focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 29 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, South View was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 51-46 to Union Pines.
South View's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Danauje Brooks, who had 24 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals, and Jordynn Parnell, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Hanover). They breezed by Jack Britt to the tune of 64-35 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 51.2 points per game.
New Hanover's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maleah Moses Braxton, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Moses Braxton a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Londyn Doughty was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 12 points plus five steals.
New Hanover smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
New Hanover's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for South View, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
South View came up short against New Hanover in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 44-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of New Hanover's Brianna Stanley, who posted 21 points in addition to six steals. Now that South View knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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