Preview: St. Stephens Indians vs. A.C. Reynolds Rockets
Two dominant guards in Molli Harris and Julie Janus are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Stephens Indians are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the A.C. Reynolds Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on March 5th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only St. Stephens walked away with it. They walked away with a 60-51 win over the Falcons on Friday. 60 seems to be a good number for St. Stephens as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Harris continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Kennedy Blevins was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, A.C. Reynolds came tearing into Friday's matchup with 21 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 55-36 win over Dudley. Given A.C. Reynolds' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Dudley is ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Peyton Harvey, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Janus, who scored ten points along with six assists.
St. Stephens pushed their record up to 17-10 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for A.C. Reynolds, their win bumped their record up to 25-1.
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