South Garner is 0-6 against Willow Spring since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Garner Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Willow Spring Storm at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Garner comes in on five and Willow Spring on 11.
South Garner has not done well against Southeast Raleigh recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. South Garner took down Southeast Raleigh 50-35.
It was another big night for Tamia Darden, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. She hasn't dropped below 18 points for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Taylor Moore, who scored five points along with ten rebounds and seven blocks.
Meanwhile, Willow Spring put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They breezed by Corinth Holders at home to the tune of 55-20. Given Willow Spring's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while Corinth Holders is ranked 170th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Willow Spring got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kayleen Grullon out in front who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Grullon hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Gray, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
South Garner is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Willow Spring, their victory was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. South Garner hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 58.8 points per game. However, it's not like Willow Spring struggles in that department as they've been averaging 58.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
South Garner came up short against Willow Spring in their previous matchup on February 2nd, falling 59-54. Can South Garner avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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