Golden Hawks
| 01/31/25 @ Middle Creek | 54 |
| 01/16/25 vs Cary | 51 |
| 12/02/24 @ Clayton | 51 |
| 11/19/24 @ East Wake | 51 |
| 01/28/25 @ Green Hope | 47 |
Holly Springs scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 69-54 bruising from the Middle Creek Mustangs. The Golden Hawks' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Holly Springs' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kalaesia Lincoln, who went 5-for-6 to rack up 14 points and three steals, and Nylah Collins, who went 5-for-7 on her way to 15 points. The dominant performance also gave Lincoln a new career-high in field goal percentage (83%). Kayla Sutherland also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Even though they lost, Holly Springs was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.7 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 13.8.
Middle Creek had a senior duo take command as Alysia Pergerson dropped a double-double with 22 points and 13 steals and Sarah Grace Furst went 7-for-13 en route to 19 points and six steals. Furst is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Noa Turner was another key player, putting up seven points and seven rebounds.
Holly Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Middle Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 5-12.
Holly Springs has already played their next contest, a 46-38 win against Apex on the 3rd. As for Middle Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 38-34 loss against Cary on the 4th.
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