Basketball Recap: Hoggard Takes Down Willow Spring in a Playoff Battle

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hoggard had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They took down the Willow Spring Storm 58-42. The Vikings pushed the score to 50-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Storm cut but never quite recovered from.

Hunter McGrath

Steals

02/25/25 vs Willow Spring	5
02/21/25 vs New Hanover	3
02/19/25 vs Laney	2
02/17/25 vs Topsail	2

Hunter McGrath continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 11 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games he's played. Lawson Brown was another key player, going 5-for-11 on his way to 11 points.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Hoggard was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Willow Spring only seven assists.

Several Storm players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Xavion Terrell, who posted nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Overman, who shot 71% from the field to rack up 10 points and six boards.

Hoggard's win bumped their record up to 22-5. As for Willow Spring, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-10.

Hoggard didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 59-52 defeat against Lumberton on the 28th. Willow Spring does not have any more games scheduled as of now.