Preview: Triangle Math & Science Tigers vs. Southern Wake Academy Lions
The Triangle Math & Science Tigers will be playing at home against the Southern Wake Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Triangle Math & Science has three straight victories, Southern Wake Academy has 24 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Clover Garden School scored an imposing 59 points on Friday, Triangle Math & Science still came out on top. Triangle Math & Science secured a 65-59 W over Clover Garden School.
Triangle Math & Science's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Leanna Nohs led the charge by scoring 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.
Meanwhile, Southern Wake Academy had to suffer through a rough 50-7 loss at the hands of Woods Charter. 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.
Triangle Math & Science is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Southern Wake Academy, they dropped their record down to 0-21 with that defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Triangle Math & Science against Southern Wake Academy in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 60-8 win. In that matchup, Triangle Math & Science amassed a halftime lead of 34-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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