Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Janay Carter and Maliyah Lofton Lead Harvest Prep to Victory

By Team Reports Dec 3, 2024, 6:07am

Basketball Recap: Harvest Prep Warriors vs. West Holmes Knights

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Harvest Prep and West Holmes met for a duel on Monday where Harvest Prep came out on top. The Harvest Prep Warriors took their matchup against the West Holmes Knights 52-40. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.

Harvest Prep was led to victory by Maliyah Lofton and Janay Carter. Lofton went 8 for 15 en route to 20 points plus three steals, while Carter went 6 for 8 en route to 12 points plus eight steals and six rebounds. With that strong performance, Lofton is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. Mo?Nae Gamble was another key player, posting five points plus seven rebounds and five steals.

Harvest Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Harvest Prep's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for West Holmes, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Harvest Prep has already played their next contest (against West Holmes), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for West Holmes, they are taking a road trip to take on Madison Comprehensive at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Holmes is facing Madison Comprehensive at the right time seeing as Madison Comprehensive is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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