Triton hasn't had much luck against Southern Lee recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Triton Hawks will be home for the holidays to greet the Southern Lee Cavaliers at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Triton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
Triton easily dispatched Smithfield-Selma on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Triton fell just short of Westover by a score of 68-65 on Friday.
| 12/13/24 @ Westover | 11 |
| 11/15/24 @ Smithfield-Selma | 9 |
| 12/03/24 @ Cape Fear | 6 |
| 12/06/24 @ E.E. Smith | 6 |
| 12/10/24 vs Terry Sanford | 6 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Demarbiaz Devane, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ro'Mello Pegues, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 21 points.
Meanwhile, Southern Lee put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Pinecrest by a score of 55-43. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Patriots are ranked 153rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southern Lee's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Triton, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2.
Triton and Southern Lee were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but Triton came up empty-handed after a 53-52 defeat. Will Triton 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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