Southwest Onslow is 9-1 against North Lenoir since January of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Southwest Onslow Stallions will be playing at home against the North Lenoir Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Southwest Onslow is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against East Duplin on Thursday. Southwest Onslow took a 42-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Duplin. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Panthers are ranked 74th).
Oriyanna Galloway
| 02/13/25 vs East Duplin | 5 |
| 02/11/25 @ James Kenan | 6 |
| 02/06/25 @ Wallace-Rose Hill | 5 |
| 02/04/25 vs South Lenoir | 9 |
| 01/31/25 @ Kinston | 6 |
| + 14 more games |
Southwest Onslow might have lost, but man, Oriyanna Galloway was a machine: she went 7-for-14 en route to 18 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Galloway is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least four every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Khimara Dorsey, who posted four points and 25 boards.
Even though they lost, Southwest Onslow smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Lenoir had to suffer through a 63-28 loss at the hands of Kinston. The Hawks have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
North Lenoir's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Southwest Onslow, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Southwest Onslow was able to grind out a solid victory over North Lenoir in their previous meeting back in January, winning 43-34. Does Southwest Onslow have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Lenoir turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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