Hunt has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Terry Sanford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Hunt focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Thursday.
Hunt struggled with assists on Thursday (C.B. Aycock had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Hunt fell just short of C.B. Aycock by a score of 47-44.
Despite the defeat, Hunt had strong showings from Ti'asia Taylor, who scored 18 points along with two steals, and Mahalia Thoms, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Thoms has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Terry Sanford entered their tilt with E.E. Smith with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Terry Sanford came out on top against E.E. Smith by a score of 75-68 on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Jaidiah Blake, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 16 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Breonna Roaf, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.
Hunt now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Terry Sanford, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Hunt have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Terry Sanford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 44.9 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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