After flying high against Stuart W. Cramer last Tuesday, South Point came back down to earth. The South Point Red Raiders received a blow on Friday as they fell 83-65 to the Huss Huskies. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Huskies are ranked 66th).
OB Lowery Jr.
| 02/07/25 @ Huss | 24 |
| 02/04/25 @ Stuart W. Cramer | 27 |
| 01/31/25 vs Forestview | 17 |
| 01/28/25 @ Ashbrook | 19 |
| 01/24/25 vs Kings Mountain | 20 |
| + 2 more games |
Jaishawn Woods and OB Lowery Jr. certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Woods went 10 for 22 on his way to 29 points and three steals, while Lowery Jr. posted 24 points. Lowery Jr.'s evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Tony Missouri was another key player, putting up six points and 12 boards.
Huss found their leader in freshman Jaleel Smith, who went 12 of 24 en route to 27 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Smith is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Fred Nelson also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
South Point's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Huss, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Looking ahead, South Point will face off against Crest at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matchups -- so hopefully South Point likes a good challenge. As for Huss, they will square off against Stuart W. Cramer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Huss is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.2 points per game this season.
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