Seventy-First and Westover are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Seventy-First Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Westover Wolverines at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Seventy-First is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Seventy-First lost to South View at home by a 62-44 margin.
| 12/11/24 vs South View | 6 |
| 01/16/24 @ Purnell Swett | 6 |
| 02/20/24 vs Lumberton | 5 |
| 12/07/24 vs Topsail | 4 |
| 12/07/23 @ Hoke County | 3 |
Despite the defeat, Seventy-First had strong showings from Kariana Williams, who posted 12 points along with six assists and six boards, and Alani-Skye Wilkerson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. That's the most assists Williams has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Jewel Gully, who had four points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westover). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Triton 63-0. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Hawks are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westover's win came from a few key players Seventy-First will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alena Dilione, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Ja?Naisha Carney was another key player, putting up 15 points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Westover is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Seventy-First, they suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 2-2.
Seventy-First might still be hurting after the 67-43 defeat they got from Westover in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Seventy-First avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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