Preview: Southern Wake Academy Lions vs. Triangle Math & Science Tigers
The Southern Wake Academy Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Triangle Math & Science Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Southern Wake Academy has struggled recently with 24 defeats in a row, while Triangle Math & Science will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Southern Wake Academy took a serious blow against Woods Charter, falling 50-7. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southern Wake Academy in their matchups with Woods Charter: they've now lost eight in a row.
Southern Wake Academy got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Kadence Hamilton and
Allison Holcombe, who each put up three points.
Meanwhile, even though Clover Garden School scored an imposing 59 points on Friday, Triangle Math & Science still came out on top. Triangle Math & Science managed a 65-59 victory over Clover Garden School.
Triangle Math & Science's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Leanna Nohs, who scored 29 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Nohs has scored at least a third of Triangle Math & Science's points. Another player making a difference was Yashitha Vanamala, who scored 17 points along with six assists and three steals.
Southern Wake Academy dropped their record down to 0-21 with that defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Triangle Math & Science, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Southern Wake Academy was taken down by Triangle Math & Science 60-8 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Triangle Math & Science's Samrita Sriram, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 11 steals. Now that Southern Wake Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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