Basketball Preview: Willow Spring Storm vs. Broughton Capitals
The Willow Spring Storm will face off against the Broughton Capitals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Willow Spring knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Broughton likes a good challenge.
Willow Spring took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They strolled past Athens Drive with points to spare, taking the game 72-54. The Storm pushed the score to 60-36 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars cut but never quite recovered from.
Willow Spring's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Xavion Terrell, who went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points plus five rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Terrell a new career-high in assists (four). Brady Williams was another key player, earning nine points in addition to four steals.
Willow Spring was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Broughton). They claimed a resounding 77-41 victory over Wake Forest. Winning may never get old, but the Capitals sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Broughton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Willow Spring, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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