Basketball Preview: Hunt Warriors vs. Beddingfield Bruins
Hunt has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Beddingfield Bruins at 7:30 p.m. Hunt knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Beddingfield likes a good challenge.
On Saturday, Hunt was able to grind out a solid victory over South View, taking the game 71-58.
Hunt's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austin Joyner, who went 6 for 12 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds. The matchup was Joyner's third in a row with at least ten points. Tyler Pridgen was another key player, going 7 for 9 en route to 18 points.
Meanwhile, a victory for Beddingfield just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 69-44 to Southern Wake Academy.
Hunt now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Beddingfield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Hunt couldn't quite finish off Beddingfield in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 53-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beddingfield's Jhion Ashby, who had 19 points. Now that Hunt knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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