Western Guilford lost against Northern Guilford back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The match between the Western Guilford Hornets and the Northern Guilford Nighthawks didn't end well, with the Western Guilford Hornets falling 55-37. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 46th).
Western Guilford lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jainya Williams, who posted 13 points. Leila Henderson was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.
Malena DeLisa continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Northern Guilford, posting 17 points along with eight boards and seven steals. DeLisa has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Bayer, who put up seven points.
This is the second loss in a row for Western Guilford and nudges their season record down to 6-9. As for Northern Guilford, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when Western Guilford and Southeast Guilford meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southeast Guilford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season. As for Northern Guilford, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Page at 6:00 p.m. Northern Guilford is facing Page at the right time seeing as Page is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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