The Willow Spring Storm and the Jordan Falcons will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Willow Spring knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Jordan likes a good challenge.
Willow Spring will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Green Level, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Storm came out on top against the Gators by a score of 64-54 on Tuesday. Given the Storm's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Gators are ranked 392nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Dillon Robinson and Andrew Schall. Robinson had a solid game and posted nine points and three steals. Meanwhile, Schall was balling out in the loss, shooting 43% from the field to rack up 23 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jordan). The stars were shining brightly for them in an 81-64 victory over Green Hope on Tuesday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Jordan's win came from a few key players Willow Spring will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Finn Collini, who went 7-for-11 en route to 16 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Casey Mitchell II, who shot 63% from the field on his way to 12 points.
Jordan was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Willow Spring has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.9 points over those games. As for Jordan, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Willow Spring has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.5 boards per game. However, it's not like Jordan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 20.1 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
