Basketball Game Preview: Seventy-First Falcons vs. West Brunswick Trojans

By Team Reports Feb 27, 2024, 2:33am

Preview: Seventy-First Falcons vs. West Brunswick Trojans

The Seventy-First Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the West Brunswick Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Seventy-First won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They suffered a rough 76-54 loss at the hands of Cape Fear. While losing is never fun, Seventy-First can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Cape Fear is ranked 31st).

Seventy-First might have lost, but man, Mariyah Massey was a machine: she dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds. Massey hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. Another player making a difference was Kariana Williams, who scored nine points along with three steals.

Meanwhile, West Brunswick was the victim of a rough 40-16 loss at the hands of Laney last Monday. West Brunswick has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Seventy-First dropped their record down to 13-13 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for West Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.

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