With a playoff game on the line, the South View Tigers rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They secured a 42-38 W over the Trojans. Given South View's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Pine Forest is ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayla Blue was a one-man wrecking crew for South View as she almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 17 rebounds. Blue has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Nahmiah Aekins, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chloe Wilson, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Janaea Conley was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
South View is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Pine Forest, they dropped their record down to 11-15 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
South View will be playing in front of their home fans against D.H. Conley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Forest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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