South Pointe won the last time they faced Northwestern and Ry'Darius Hill did his part to make sure it happened again. The South Pointe Stallions enjoyed a cozy 71-52 win over the Northwestern Trojans on Tuesday thanks in part to Hill, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. The matchup was his fourth in a row with at least ten points.
RJ Pickering Jr was another key player, scoring seven points along with six assists and six steals. What's more, he also posted a 60% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023.
South Pointe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Northwestern lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Joseph Owusu-Mensah, who went 9 for 11 en route to 18 points. Owusu-Mensah is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Desmond Williams, who posted seven points plus five assists.
South Pointe now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Northwestern, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
South Pointe will take on Rock Hill at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Northwestern, they will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Lancaster at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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