Basketball Recap: Hunt's Run of Five Straight Victories Now Over

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

01/09/25 vs East Wake	44-61
01/07/25 @ Southern Wayne	74-66
12/28/24 vs Fike	73-71
12/26/24 vs Southern Nash	63-35
12/19/24 @ Smithfield-Selma	65-51

After a string of five wins, Hunt's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost to the East Wake Warriors at home by a 61-44 margin. The game marked Hunt's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Despite the loss, Hunt still got an impressive performance from Aarion Bryant, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.

East Wake's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Amere Hall led the charge by going 6 of 13 on his way to 15 points along with eight assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave Hall a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Corban Woodard, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points and five steals.

Hunt's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for East Wake, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hunt will face off against South Johnston at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hunt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.2 points per game this season. As for East Wake, they will take on Fike at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Fike's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.