Basketball Recap: Hunt Comes Up Short

Hunt lost against Fike back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hunt Warriors lost to the Fike Demons on the road by a 65-48 margin. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Demons are ranked 57th).

Juliana Jones

Points

02/14/25 @ Fike	19
01/07/25 @ Southern Wayne	15
12/26/24 @ Southern Nash	14
12/27/24 vs Beddingfield	13
12/06/24 @ Beddingfield	13

Despite the loss, Hunt saw an underclassman step up: freshman Juliana Jones posted 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jones has scored all season. Mahalia Thoms was another key player, putting up nine points.

Fike's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jamaria Freeman led the charge by almost dropping a double-double with 26 points and nine rebounds. Freeman's big performance that evening made it 17 games in a row in which she has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Jewel Brewington, who to rack up 18 points along with five boards and three steals.

Hunt dropped their record down to 9-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fike, the win keeps them at an undefeated 22-0.

Hunt has already played their next match, a 61-44 victory against East Wake on the 17th. As for Fike, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 85-13 win against Smithfield-Selma on the 17th.