Basketball Recap: North Davidson Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Feb 13, 2025, 1:52pm

Basketball Recap: North Davidson Black Knights vs. Salisbury Hornets

North Davidson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Salisbury Hornets 63-28. The Black Knights lost against the Hornets in their previous head to head back in February of 2021, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 48-45 score last time.

Bryton Zimmerman and Morgan Wood certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Zimmerman posted 11 points, while Wood had six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillian Darga, who put up four points and six boards.

Leading Salisbury to victory were Jaliyah McNeely and Gabbi Fatovi?. McNeely went 6-for-7 on her way to 13 points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals, while Fatovi? went 6-for-9 to rack up 13 points and eight steals. With that strong performance, Fatovi? is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Torese Evans, who went 6-for-9 en route to 13 points and four steals.

North Davidson's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Salisbury, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.

North Davidson has already played their next game, a 54-27 defeat against Ledford on the 11th. As for Salisbury, they will challenge North Rowan at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

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