Basketball Game Preview: Ashley Screaming Eagle vs. South Garner Titans

By Team Reports Feb 27, 2024, 2:56am

Preview: Ashley Screaming Eagle vs. South Garner Titans

The Ashley Screaming Eagle will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the South Garner Titans at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully Ashley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Wednesday.

Ashley struggled with assists on Wednesday (Hoggard had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Ashley took a hard 39-20 fall against Hoggard. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Ashley in their matchups with Hoggard: they've now lost seven in a row.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Bella Cook, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds. That was a full 35% of Ashley's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Palyn Everhart, who scored two points along with seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, South Garner unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 68-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Willow Spring. While losing is never fun, South Garner can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while Willow Spring is ranked 20th).

Ashley's record is now 15-11. South Garner's record now sits at 18-7.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps