The Northwood Chargers will take on the Southeast Alamance Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northwood is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing North Moore: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Northwood blew North Moore out of the water with a 68-22 final score. With the Chargers ahead 40-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.
01/17/25 @ North Moore | 9 |
02/13/24 vs Chatham Central | 6 |
12/05/23 @ North Moore | 6 |
12/12/23 @ Jordan-Matthews | 5 |
11/28/23 vs Apex Friendship | 4 |
Neah Henry was nothing short of spectacular: she almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Sydney Ballard, who posted eight points along with seven boards and four steals.
Meanwhile, Southeast Alamance entered their tilt with Chatham Central on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bears 49-19. The team accrued 45 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory.
Northwood better focus on containing Shaniya Paylor and Rreanna Johnson as the pair were huge in Southeast Alamance's win. Paylor put up 12 points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds, while Johnson had 14 points and four steals. With that strong performance, Johnson is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Inysia McIver was another key player, putting up eight points along with six boards and three steals.
Southeast Alamance is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.9 points per game. As for Northwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Northwood has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 35.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Southeast Alamance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Northwood came up short against Southeast Alamance in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 58-49. Will Northwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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