Basketball Recap: Carter Holmes Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Auburn

Narrows hadn't done well against Auburn recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Narrows Green Waves had just enough and edged the Auburn Eagles out 56-54. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Green Waves have posted since December 22, 2023.

Carter Holmes

Points

02/05/25 @ Auburn	23
02/04/25 @ Craig County	18
01/31/25 @ Eastern Montgomery	15
01/29/25 vs James Monroe	8
01/27/25 vs Giles	16
+ 13 more games

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Narrows to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Holmes, who went 9 of 20 en route to 23 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Holmes continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Elijah Knoetze was another key player, going 7 for 14 to rack up 16 points and seven boards.

Narrows smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Narrows' record now sits at 11-7. As for Auburn, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-8.

Narrows wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 77-70 defeat against Parry McCluer on the 7th. Auburn has also already played their next matchup (against George Wythe), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.