Basketball Game Preview: Southeast Guilford Falcons vs. Western Guilford Hornets

By Team Reports Jan 11, 2025, 2:14am

Basketball Preview: Southeast Guilford Falcons vs. Western Guilford Hornets

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A classic East v. West matchup is on the schedule. The Southeast Guilford Falcons will head out to face off against the Western Guilford Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southeast Guilford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.

Last Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Southeast Guilford beat Northwest Guilford 50-45. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.

It was another big night for Morgan Odom, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Southeast Guilford's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexandria Shealy, who posted seven points along with five boards and four blocks.

Southeast Guilford smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Western Guilford ended up a good deal behind Northern Guilford on Thursday and lost 55-37. The Hornets have struggled against the Nighthawks recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Southeast Guilford will need focus on slowing down Jainya Williams, one of several Western Guilford players who made an impact when they last played. She earned 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Leila Henderson, who had ten points and five rebounds.

Southeast Guilford's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Western Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southeast Guilford has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 33 boards per game. However, it's not like Western Guilford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Everything went Southeast Guilford's way against Western Guilford when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Southeast Guilford made off with a 75-55 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Henderson, who posted 22 points and five steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southeast Guilford still be able to contain Henderson? There's only one way to find out.

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