Basketball Recap: South View Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Jordynn Parnell and Danauje Brooks

By Team Reports Dec 7, 2024, 9:41am

Basketball Recap: South View Tigers vs. Union Pines Vikings

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If South View was riding high fresh off their 52-27 takedown of Pine Forest last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South View Tigers fell to the Union Pines Vikings 51-46. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Vikings apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.

Danauje Brooks and Jordynn Parnell certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Brooks posted 24 points in addition to eight rebounds and eight steals, while Parnell almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.

Ashanti Fox was her usual excellent self, earning 18 points plus seven steals and six rebounds for Union Pines. Fox's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah McCaskill, who had six points along with nine rebounds and two blocks.

South View's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Union Pines, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.

South View didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 56-37 win against New Hanover on the 3rd. As for Union Pines, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 70-44 victory against Gray's Creek on the 3rd.

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