Basketball Recap: Green Hope Snags Fifth Victory in Last Six Games

Middle Creek came into Friday's contest looking for another win against Green Hope, but Abigail Brown wouldn't allow it. The Green Hope Falcons walked away with a 43-36 win over the Middle Creek Mustangs on Friday thanks in part to Brown, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. She has been hot, having posted ten or more boards the last six times she's played.

Chloe Lee

Steals (Career)

01/24/25 vs Middle Creek	5
12/27/24 vs Hoke County	3
12/26/24 vs Western Harnett	3
12/04/24 @ Triangle Math & Science	3
12/02/23 @ Heritage	3

Chloe Lee was another key player, putting up 11 points and five steals. Those five steals gave her a new career-high.

When it comes to explaining why Middle Creek lost, don't look at Sarah Grace Furst. Despite the final result, she posted 15 points. That was a full 41.7% of Middle Creek's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Green Hope is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Middle Creek, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-10.

Green Hope didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 53-47 victory against Holly Springs on the 28th. Middle Creek has also already played their next contest, a 69-30 loss against Apex Friendship on the 28th.