Recap: Southern Nash Firebirds vs. Bunn Wildcats
You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Southern Nash Firebirds's strategy against the Bunn Wildcats on Tuesday. Southern Nash enjoyed a cozy 69-54 victory over Bunn. That's another feather in the cap for Southern Nash, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Leading Southern Nash to victory were George Richardson and Israel Whitaker. Richardson dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 rebounds, while Whitaker scored 30 points along with seven rebounds. It was the first time this season that Richardson scored 15 or more points.
Despite the loss, Bunn still got an impressive performance from Jameir Strickland, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds. That was a full 44.4% of Bunn's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of D.J. Smith, who scored 11 points along with four steals.
Southern Nash has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Bunn, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.
Southern Nash will head out on the road to square off against Rocky Mount at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southern Nash will be up against Rocky Mount's rather soft defense (which has allowed 52.33 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing. As for Bunn, they will head out on the road to face off against Nash Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Nash Central will be up against Bunn's rather soft defense (which has allowed 51.95 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing.
