Basketball Game Preview: Corinth Holders Pirates vs. Cleveland Rams

By Team Reports Dec 31, 2024, 2:18am

Basketball Preview: Corinth Holders Pirates vs. Cleveland Rams

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Corinth Holders is 10-0 against Cleveland since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Corinth Holders Pirates will welcome the Cleveland Rams at 6:15 p.m. Corinth Holders is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.

Last Saturday, Corinth Holders didn't have quite enough to beat Goldsboro and fell 56-54.

Despite the loss, Corinth Holders had strong showings from Darla Lee, who went 11 of 25 on her way to 30 points and five rebounds, and Jada Vanderhorst, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 55.6% of Corinth Holders' points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Kozloff, who put up six points and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, Cleveland got the win against South Johnston on Saturday by a conclusive 55-30. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 25 points or more this season.

Cleveland found their leader in sophomore Angelia Dunn, who went 9 of 13 on her way to 21 points along with five boards and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dunn has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Martina Paz-Aquino, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.

Cleveland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Corinth Holders, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Corinth Holders has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Cleveland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Corinth Holders skirted past Cleveland 47-45 in their previous meeting back in February. Does Corinth Holders have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cleveland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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