Having just played yesterday, the South Lenoir Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Clinton Dark Horses at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully South Lenoir focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
South Lenoir is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Ayden - Grifton on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Lenoir came up short against Ayden - Grifton, falling 58-37. The Blue Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-13.
Despite the defeat, South Lenoir had strong showings from Gracie Tyndall, who had 18 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals, and Tyazhia Midgett, who scored three points along with 16 rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance also gave Midgett a new career-high in offensive rebounds (eight).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Clinton over Hobbton in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Clinton blew Hobbton out of the water with a 66-6 final score. The Dark Horses pushed the score to 57-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had no chance of recovering from.
Clinton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rubi Davila, who went 8 for 10 en route to 18 points plus five steals. Davila has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Phoenix Everett, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points plus five steals.
South Lenoir dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Clinton, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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