Titans
| 02/07/25 @ West Mecklenburg | 87 |
| 12/17/24 vs Harding University | 82 |
| 12/20/24 vs Mallard Creek | 77 |
| 02/04/25 @ Chambers | 74 |
| 01/07/25 vs Chambers | 73 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hopewell). They really took it to the West Mecklenburg Hawks for the full four quarters, racking up an 87-47 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-19.
Hopewell was led to victory by Ka'Mari Cooke and Arael Jones. Cooke dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 assists, while Jones almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine boards. Jones has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tayshaun Jones, who posted 13 points.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Hopewell was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
West Mecklenburg's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chase Mcdonald, who had 11 points and five rebounds. That's the most boards Mcdonald has posted since back in December of 2024. Keshawn Holman also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Hopewell has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for West Mecklenburg, they are on a 22-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-21.
Hopewell has already played their next game, a 62-53 loss against North Mecklenburg on the 11th. As for West Mecklenburg, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 75-44 defeat against Mallard Creek on the 11th.
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