Reese Merrell Game Report: vs Statesville Christian

Reese Merrell has led North Hills Christian in assists on the season and she led the team again on Thursday. Merrell turned in nothing short of a gem, going 7 of 15 en route to 18 points in addition to eight boards and seven assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of North Hills Christian's points.

Merrell and North Hills Christian will head out to challenge Statesville Christian at 5:30 p.m. on January 16th. Merrell hasn't had any trouble running up the score (she's averaged 17.5 per game this season), but she'll have her work cut out for her against a dominant the Lions defense that's only given up 14.3 points per game.