With a playoff game on the line, the Falls Lake Firebirds rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Vikings 64-32 at home. Falls Lake has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Emerson Thompson, who dropped a triple-double on 20 points, 17 rebounds, and 12 assists. Thompson is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Destiny Williams, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
The victory (which was Falls Lake's ninth in a row) raised their record to 28-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.9 points per game. As for Tarboro, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.
Falls Lake will stay at home for another game and welcome Washington County at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Falls Lake focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday. Tarboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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